Oliver Lees
Restrictions on outdoor activities are set to ease this week for Victorians still in lockdown, as the state draws nearer to its vaccination targets.
The state recorded 705 cases in the 24 hours to Monday morning.
From midnight Tuesday the permitted radius for travel will be extended from 10km to 15km and outdoor activities including tennis and golf will be allowed.
Personal training can begin again with up to five people and a trainer, provided they are all fully vaccinated.
The easing comes as the state is expected to meet its first vaccination target, with 80 per cent of eligible residents receiving their first jab.
Speaking on Sunday, Premier Daniel Andrews said hospitalisation statistics indicated that the situation was becoming a “pandemic in the vaccinated”.
“That is not a point of criticism,” Mr Andrews said.
“It is a point to motivate everyone to come forward and get vaccinated as quickly as possible.”
As of Monday morning there were 14 active cases in Macedon Ranges and 2962 in Hume.
The number of exposure sites in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges has grown over the past week, with five sites listed in Sunbury and seven in Kyneton.
This includes New Garden Chinese Restaurant in Kyneton, which has been listed as a tier one exposure site.
Exposure sites: exposure sites: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites
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