Victoria has recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 19 deaths overnight.
The state has also recorded 322 new cases of COVID-19.
Australia’s death toll has now surpassed 300, with 314 people losing their lives to COVID-19. Of those, 229 lives lost were from Victoria.
There were 322 new cases of #coronavirus (#COVID19) detected in Victoria in the last 24 hours. Sadly, there were 19 deaths reported #Covid19VicData pic.twitter.com/TINmAA7DBI
— VicGovDHHS (@VicGovDHHS) August 9, 2020
Premier Daniel Andrews spoke at a press conference later today.
Victoria’s coronavirus tally now sits at 14,981 cases.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has moved to releasing Victoria’s daily figures on Twitter, rather than announcing them in the press conference.