Victoria has recorded another 34 COVID-related deaths and 12,157 new cases, as the number of people in hospital battling the virus hits a three-week low.
The new cases, confirmed by the health department on Thursday, include 5588 from PCR tests and 6569 from rapid antigen tests.
The total number of active cases in the state is 66,648, down 7238 from Wednesday.
Hospitalisations with COVID-19 have fallen by 16 to 752 patients, the lowest figure since January 10.