Rising COVID-19 case numbers in Victoria are "less relevant than they've ever been", the state's premier says.
Another 1419 new virus infections were reported on Thursday, 240 more than the previous day's tally, while 10 Victorians died with the virus.
Hospitalisations have continued to fall in the state, dropping by 11 patients in Thursday's figures, with 288 patients now in hospital, 41 of whom are in intensive care and 20 requiring ventilation.
Premier Daniel Andrews said the continuing fall in hospitalisations was more relevant than the spike in case numbers.
"Those numbers are less relevant today than they've ever been," he told reporters in Melbourne.
"Of course there is a conversion of total cases to total hospital admissions, but the trend - we're seeing less and less people in hospital - is really important."
Mr Andrews said reports of retail staff being abused while scanning vaccination certificates, including a Dymocks employee who was thrown down an escalator, were "cowardly and shameful".
"No one should be treated that way, we send our best wishes to that member of staff," he said.
"They're just doing their job. I expect police to throw the book at anyone behaving that way."
Victoria is now managing 12,728 active infections.
Virus testers processed 70,343 results on Wednesday, while 4019 people were vaccinated in state-run hubs.
About 91 per cent of Victorians over 12 are fully vaccinated.
Earlier, Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed there were still no known cases of the new Omicron variant in Victoria.
"It might well be ticking along out there at the moment but there's been no case reported so far," he said.
"I wouldn't be surprised given the arrangements that we've seen in New South Wales and around the globe."
