Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne to become world’s most locked down city, NRL grand final to go ahead in Qld

Victoria has reported 1220 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and three deaths as Melbourne prepares to claim the unwanted title of the world's most locked down city.

The health department confirmed 71,275 Victorians were tested for the virus in the 24 hours to Sunday morning and 36,248 vaccinations were administered at state-run sites.

There are now 11,785 active infections in the state.

More information on the new cases and deaths will be released later on Sunday.

Meanwhile Melbourne has racked up 245 days in lockdown since the pandemic began.

That draws the city level with Buenos Aires, which has also spent 245 days under stay-at-home orders. Melbourne will surpass the mark set by the Argentinian city on Monday.

It comes with news a contracted service provider at Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation in Broadmeadows was among the record 1488 new local cases in Victoria announced on Saturday.

Contact tracing, quarantining, testing and deep cleaning is underway at the facility, which as of June housed 239 people. It is unclear how many of them have been vaccinated.

More than 100 people were arrested and fined on Saturday when anti-vaccine protesters again took to the streets of Melbourne, a day after the state government announced a vaccination mandate for all Victorian authorised workers.

Treasurer Tim Pallas also announced $196.6 million in cash grants for 70,000 businesses in Melbourne, Geelong and Mitchell impacted by the construction shutdown from September 21 to October 4.

The industry has been closed for two weeks due to concern over rising case numbers, transmission and poor compliance at building sites but will reopen on Tuesday with strict conditions.

COVID kills 10 in NSW

NSW has reported 667 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths.

Health Minister Brad Hazzard is heartened by the drop in cases over the past few weeks but is warning people to "be careful" and respect restrictions while enjoying the NRL grand final to prevent super-spreader events.

"You shouldn't be having people at home," he told reporters on Sunday.

"Your home remains one of the most dangerous places to be in terms of transmission of the virus."

Although the rugby league decider is being held out of state in Queensland for the first time, Sydney fans will be buoyed by the fact two of their own teams are contesting the event - South Sydney and Penrith.

There are currently 981 COVID-19 patients in hospital in NSW, with 195 in intensive care units and 93 on ventilators.

Of the 10 deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, four people were not vaccinated, four had received one dose and two people were fully vaccinated.

The deaths take the toll for the current outbreak to 372.

Across NSW, 88.1 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 66.5 per cent were fully vaccinated by midnight on Friday.

Qld records no virus cases, NRL GF a goer

The NRL grand final will kick off on schedule in Brisbane, with Queensland recording no new COVID-19 cases.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she'll go along to the big game herself at this stage.

"As long as there are no issues that arise this afternoon it's my intention to attend," she told reporters on Sunday morning.

"Can I say to people who are attending, you have to check into the stadium, you have to wear your mask in there and you can only remove your mask when you are seated if you are eating or drinking.

"That doesn't mean sitting there with a beer and having the mask, only when you are drinking."

ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys said earlier on Sunday the decider between the Penrith Panthers and South Sydney Rabbitohs was "full steam ahead".

"It's great relief for the fans ... it will be a game for the ages," he said.

Postponing the game and shifting it to Townsville had been an option if Brisbane was locked down at the last minute.

Fears of a postponement or relocation of Sunday's historic first grand final at Suncorp Stadium were tempered after Queensland recorded two new locally-acquired cases on Saturday.

Crowd numbers were cut to 75 per cent, from 52,000 to 39,000.

COVID CASE NUMBERS AROUND THE COUNTRY

VIC: 1220 new cases and three deaths

NSW: 667 new cases and 10 deaths

QLD: 0 new COVID cases