There are now 49 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria as the state endures its fourth lockdown.

The news comes as Victorians continued to heed the advice of authorities and get tested if they have symptoms or have been to one of the now more than 160 exposure sites identified.

On Saturday, 45,301 test results were received.

A further 17,702 people lined were vaccinated at state-run clinics, bringing the total number of vaccine doses administered so far to almost 460,500, which does not include those who received the jab through their GP or the federal government rollout.

On Saturday, the Ballarat Health Services Community Vaccination Clinic at the Mercure had to shut its queue for walk-in vaccinations mid afternoon after the wait time ballooned to more than three hours.

The state's seven-day, statewide shutdown began on Friday, in an effort to contain the outbreak of the Indian variant of COVID-19, which is largely concentrated to the City of Whittlesea in Melbourne's north.

On Sunday, acting prime minister Michael McCormack was sticking to the prime minister's line that it is "not a race" to get people vaccinated.

Mr McCormack, who is acting prime minister with Scott Morrison on an official trip to New Zealand, also does not believe there is hesitancy in getting the COVID-19 jab with 120,000 people vaccinated on Saturday and a similar number the day before.

"It is not a race, it has to be systematic," Mr McCormack told Sky News' Sunday Agenda program.

"It has to be rolled out in a way that Australians obviously need to know that they have to get the jab but we can't have everybody going and getting it at the same time."

Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino is among many pointing the finger at the federal government, saying a successful vaccine rollout and fit-for-purpose quarantine facilities may have changed Victoria's fate.

There was similar criticism from Queensland's Deputy Premier Steven Miles who suggested the cost of building such facilities would pale in comparison to the economic impact of strict lockdown measures.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese condemned the government's defence of hotel quarantine.

"Scott Morrison speaks about the success rate. What he doesn't say is that with every failure, there are very serious consequences - for health, for our economy and for people being able to go about their lives," he said.

With the JobKeeper package now gone, Mr Albanese said the government must introduce financial support for Victorians in lockdown.

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Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley on Saturday refused to speculate whether the lockdown - which is forecast to cost the state $1 billion - would be extended but said authorities are "getting close on the heels" of the outbreak.

Mr McCormack said the federal government was working closely with the state to make sure it only lasts seven days.

"If the Victorians do the right thing and the contract tracking and tracing occurs as it needs to, hopefully by Thursday the restrictions will be lifted," he said.

"It's entirely up to the Victorian state government and their public health authorities. But we don't want to see closed borders."

The list of COVID-19 exposure sites can be viewed here.

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