Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos says Victoria has recorded another 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the state's total to 1,319.
Ms Mikakos said on Twitter nine of the newly confirmed cases were those who had been placed into mandatory quarantine after returning from overseas, including seven people from the Greg Mortimer cruise ship.
Of the 3,872 people placed into hotel quarantine to date, 39 had tested positive to COVID-19 while there, Ms Mikakos said.
The state's death toll remains at 14.
It comes after just one new coronavirus case was recorded in the 24 hours to Friday morning, which authorities said showed the state's physical-distancing restrictions were working.
Two cases were recorded the day before, and eight the day before that.
Victoria last week expanded its testing criteria to include anyone with coronavirus-like symptoms.
More than 79,000 Victorians have now been tested and 1,172 of the confirmed cases have recovered.
Of the confirmed cases, 136 are suspected to have been acquired through community transmission, where the source cannot be traced to someone who had returned from overseas.
Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday said while recent numbers were promising, community transmission remained a challenge and the gains were "fragile".
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Victorians fined for party, criminal damage
Under Victoria's stage three coronavirus restrictions, people are allowed to leave their homes for four main reasons — shopping for essential food or supplies, medical care or caregiving, exercise or necessary work or education.
People found to be breaching the restrictions face on-the-spot fines of more than $1,600 and can face stronger criminal penalties.
In the 24 hours to 11:00pm on Friday night, Victoria Police issued 88 fines after conducting 673 spot checks.
A police spokeswoman said that included 12 people gathered at a home for a party, five people committing criminal damage and two outlaw motorcycle gang members fined leaving their Port Melbourne clubhouse.
More to come.
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