A further 41 Victorians have died of coronavirus as Premier Daniel Andrews says he will release a road map for lifting Stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne on Sunday.
The toll includes 22 people who died in aged care prior to 27 August and were reported to the Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday and eight who died in the past 24 hours.
Thirty-seven of the deaths were linked to aged care facilities where 1,225 active COVID-19 cases remain, Mr Andrews told reporters on Monday.
The delay in updating the coronavirus death toll was due to changes to reporting obligations, Chief Medical Officer Brett Sutton said during the daily coronavirus briefing.
"All of those deaths have been known to the facility, they have been known to the families of those residents, but it is heartbreaking to see a number of that magnitude," he said.
Victoria also reported 73 new cases of the virus in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily tally since the 3 July. .
There have now been more than 19,000 coronavirus cases in Victoria, 2,620 which were active as of Monday. Mr Andrews said 543 Victorians were in hospital as a result of the virus, including 21 in intensive care.
The number of new cases recorded on Monday was good news and more or less on track to what the modelling predicted, Professor Sutton said, adding that the gradual decrease in new infections was expected to continue.
With cases dropping, Mr Andrews also flagged he would announce a detailed road map to easing restrictions on 6 September.
"It is too early today to settle that roadmap and to lock that in as it were. Another week's data is critically important," Mr Andrews said.
"I know a week feels, and indeed is a long time locked at home, but it is also a very lengthy period of time when it comes to understanding what this virus is doing."
Earlier on Monday, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urged Mr Andrews to lock-in a plan for lifting Stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne or face further staggering job losses.
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"This has to be the biggest public policy by a state government in living memory," Mr Frydenberg said on Monday, describing the situation in Victoria as a "slow-motion car crash".
Victoria's Police Association on Monday called for the state's emergency powers to be extended, warning it would be necessary to ensure the safe lifting of restrictions.
"There can be no adequate plan for a return to some normality if the framework designed to ensure it's done safely and incrementally is removed," the spokesperson said.
"This issue is above politics. The safety of our community and our members in this precarious time is too important."
Victoria Police on Monday said they had issued 195 fines in the past 24 hours for breaches to the public health order, including 60 for people who breached the 8pm to 5am curfew in place across Melbourne.
A further 21 were fined for failing to wear a face-covering while in public.
Metropolitan Melbourne residents are subject to Stage 4 restrictions and must comply with a curfew between the hours of 8pm and 5am. During the curfew, people in Melbourne can only leave their house for work, and essential health, care or safety reasons.
Between 5am and 8pm, people in Melbourne can leave the home for exercise, to shop for necessary goods and services, for work, for health care, or to care for a sick or elderly relative. All Victorians must wear a face covering when they leave home, no matter where they live.
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