Snapshot of Vic's 514 cases, rule changes

NEW CASES

* 514 new locally acquired cases

* 148 cases linked to outbreaks, source of 366 cases unknown

- 371 new cases in Melbourne's northern suburbs, including Craigieburn, Roxburgh Park and Glenroy

- About one quarter in western suburbs, including Truganina, Altona North and Deer Park

- 46 in southern suburbs, including Dandenong, Keysborough and Clyde North

- 14 in eastern suburbs, including Doncaster and Donvale

- 10 in regional Victoria, three in Ballarat, four in Mitchell Shire, one in Murrindindi and two in Geelong

- Three cases with unknown location

* 4370 active cases in the state

* 182 people in hospital, 51 in intensive care with 29 on ventilators

* 61,961 tests in the 24 hours to Thursday morning

RESTRICTIONS TO EASE IN MELBOURNE AND BALLARAT

* From 11:59pm Friday people in lockdown can leave their homes for outdoor social interaction. They can meet another person for a picnic, walk or other outdoor activity

* Up to five fully-vaccinated adults, plus dependents, from two households will be allowed to gather outdoors together

* Outdoor social interaction increased from two to four hours

* Travel limit expanded from five to 10 kilometres

* Two people can train outdoors with a personal trainer

* Communal gym equipment and skate parks to reopen

* Child minding for school-aged children allowed if one parent is an authorised worker

* Property inspections can resume by appointment, only people from the same household can attend, and real estate agents must stay outdoors

* Construction workers must show employers proof they've had their first vaccine dose before 11:59pm September 23, with some exemptions

* Construction workers banned from crossing metro-regional border, tea rooms to close, food and drink banned from being consumed indoors

RESTRICTIONS TO EASE IN REGIONAL VICTORIA FROM 11:59PM FRIDAY

* Gyms and indoor pools (excluding spas, saunas, steam rooms) will reopen with limits

* Hydrotherapy and swimming lessons can resume

* Tour buses can operate for up to 10 people

VACCINATIONS

* 41,758 vaccine doses administered on Wednesday at state-run hubs

* 69.2 per cent of the eligible population has received a first dose

* Of those in hospital, 87 per cent are not vaccinated, 12 per cent partially vaccinated and one person is fully vaccinated

* 360,000 people booked in for a vaccine in next two weeks

* 34,000 first dose Pfizer appointments available

* 18,000 first dose AstraZeneca appointments available

EXPOSURE SITES

* More than 830 exposure sites including a tier one West Melbourne construction site over three days.

Australian Associated Press