Key points:
- The deaths of 18 more Victorians takes the state total to 514
- Premier Daniel Andrews said he would announce a roadmap for life beyond restrictions as soon as possible
- The Chief Health Officer said he was considering a household bubble for single people
The number of new daily cases of coronavirus has fallen below 100 in Victoria for the first time since early July.
The state has recorded 94 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, with 18 people dying from the virus.
It is the first time new case numbers have fallen below 100 since July 5, when the state recorded 74 additional positive cases.
The last time numbers were in double digits was on July 5, when 74 cases were recorded.
The numbers come after Victoria reported a daily increase under 150 every weekday last week.
Since the start of the pandemic, 514 Victorians have died from coronavirus.
Yesterday and Thursday the state recorded 113 new cases — the lowest daily case number in more than seven weeks.
The drop was predicted by Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton, who said yesterday if the downward trends continued, he expected to see daily case numbers below 100 as soon as next week.