The number of Victorian COVID-19 patients in intensive care remains stable with the state adding 1240 new infections to its caseload.
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A further four virus-related deaths have also been recorded.
Victoria is now managing 13,093 active coronavirus cases in total. There are 392 virus patients in hospitals across the state, 81 of them in intensive care and 41 requiring ventilation.
There were 384 patients in hospitals on Saturday, 84 in ICUs and 43 on ventilators. The seven-day hospitalisation average has risen marginally to 380.
Health officials say virus testers managed to process more than 76,000 results in the 24 hours to Saturday evening.
Victoria is now 92 per cent fully vaccinated for people aged 12 and over.
As of Saturday authorities were still to discover further Omicron cases among infected patrons at two Melbourne nightclubs, keeping the state's total for the strain at 19.
Genomic sequencing has so far confirmed one of 30 infected people linked to the two night spots has the Omicron variant.
Health authorities are still working to determine if any of 16 cases tied to Collingwood's Peel Hotel and 14 to Fitzroy's Sircuit Bar, have it.
Meanwhile, a pre-Christmas vaccine booster blitz is underway this weekend as capacity ramps up at state-run clinics, and major hubs stay open to help "turbo-charge" the rollout.
Almost 500,000 Victorians are overdue a vaccine booster, out of more than 750,000 currently eligible five months after their second dose.
The Victorian government previously flagged it would close eight state-run vaccination clinics by mid-December.
However it has announced the Royal Exhibition Building clinic will remain open for walk-up appointments from 8.30am to 3.30pm on Sunday and from 8am to 8pm Monday to Thursday.
The Wyndham drive-through clinic will also stay open from 8.30am to 4.30pm each day with no bookings required.
All 58 state-run vaccination clinics are offering walk-up Pfizer booster appointments in the lead-up to Christmas, as well as bookings, and walk-up Moderna boosters will be available from Monday.
Meanwhile, the government has announced international travellers who touch down in Melbourne from Tuesday will no longer have to isolate for 72 hours after they arrive.
Instead, travellers who are fully vaccinated will have to take a test within 24 hours of arrival and isolate until they receive a negative result.
Australian Associated Press
