"They have turned out for testing, got vaccinated and strong numbers and we have control of those cases and they can be open again," he told reporters on Tuesday.
It comes as Victoria reported 1,763 new local cases of COVID-19, the highest daily tally of any Australian state or territory since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The previous national record of 1,603 daily cases was set by NSW just over four weeks ago when its outbreak peaked.
It is the sixth day in a row 1000-plus cases have been reported in Victoria, pushing up the number of active infections in the state to 14,368.
A further four deaths take the toll from the state's current outbreak to 57 and include two men in their 80s and 60s from Whittlesea and Whitehorse, as well as two women in their 70s and 80s from Hume and Banyule
There are 517 Victorians in hospital battling the virus, up 19 from Monday, with 101 people in ICU and 66 requiring a ventilator.
Of those in hospital, 66 per cent were unvaccinated, 28 per cent had one dose and six per cent were fully vaccinated.
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Meanwhile, construction workers were allowed to return to worksites on Tuesday after a two-week shutdown in Melbourne and other locked-down areas.
All on-site workers must now have at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and be fully vaccinated by 13 November.
A COVID marshal will be placed at every worksite across the state and workforce caps remain, except for outdoor state government projects.
All operators needed to formally declare their site complies with the new industry health directions including the vaccine mandate before reopening.
"There are consequences for incorrectly attesting," Treasurer Tim Pallas told reporters at parliament on Tuesday.
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The industry-wide vaccine mandate, and other restrictions brought in to curb transmission, sparked a protest outside the CFMEU's Melbourne headquarters on 20 September, the day the state government announced the sector would down tools.
Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan said 99 per cent of workers on the Metro Tunnel have had at least one dose and 95 per cent on level crossings.
She did not know the overall rate of vaccination among the entire construction workforce, but the data would be released in coming days.
Some 83.2 per cent of Victorians aged 16 have got their first jab and 53 per cent are doubled dosed.
More than 62,000 Victorians were tested for the virus in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, while 35,253 vaccinations were administered at state-run sites.
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