Ballarat COVID update | Wednesday, December 14: 11 new cases, 74 active cases

NEW CASES: 11 (up from 9 yesterday)

ACTIVE CASES: 74 (up from 66 yesterday)

Ballarat has recorded a further 11 new cases of COVID in the 24 hours to midnight Tuesday, as Victoria eases restrictions for those who are not vaccinated against the virus.

Of the new cases, seven are in the 3350 postcode, three are listed in the 3356 area and one is in 3352.

The Golden Plains shire has reported three new cases, while Moorabool has added twelve new cases.

VICTORIAN COVID UPDATE | Wednesday, December 14

NEW CASES: 1405 (up from 1189 yesterday)

DEATHS: 3 ( Down from 6 yesterday)

ACTIVE CASES: 10,071 (down from 11,051 yesterday)

IN HOSPITAL: 394 (up from 364 yesterday)

IN ICU: 84 (up from 80 yesterday)

ON VENTILATOR: 46 (up from 40 yesterday)

Victoria has reported 1405 new COVID-19 cases and a further three deaths, as more than 700 people are forced into isolation after an Omicron-infected patron visited two Melbourne nightspots.

The state was now managing 10,781 active cases, the health department confirmed on Wednesday.

There are 365 patients in hospital, 84 of whom are actively infected with the virus in intensive care and 46 on ventilators.

It is Victoria's highest number of hospitalisations since November 16, when 394 people were in hospital with the virus.

The seven-day hospitalisation average is also on the rise, growing to 335.

Testers processed 77,066 results on Tuesday, while 10,781 people were vaccinated in state-run hubs.

An Omicron case was confirmed to have attended Sircuit Bar in Fitzroy between 9pm and midnight on Friday and then Collingwood's Peel Hotel between 11.30pm and 3am.

It is estimated about 410 people were at Sircuit and another 320 were at the Peel Hotel at those times.

All have been deemed close contacts and must get a PCR test immediately and isolate at home for seven days if fully vaccinated, or 14 if not.

Patrons who entered Sircuit from 6pm to 9pm are also being contacted and asked to self-identify if they were there beyond 9pm, with authorities strongly advising them to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.

"We're still learning more about this variant, so we're taking careful steps to ensure the safety and health of everyone in the community," the health department said on Wednesday.

AAP