Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed there was 148 new cases of coronavirus detected across Victoria over the past 24 hours.
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There have also been eight new deaths, with 438 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Seven of the eight deaths are linked to aged care outbreaks.
There are 617 Victorians in hospital, 35 are in intensive care and 19 of those are on a ventilator.
There have been more than 13,000 tests taken in the past 24 hours, raising the state's total to 2,119,199 since March.
The metro-regional split reveal a decrease of cases in regional Victoria to 215.
"That number is falling and that's very pleasing," the Premier said.
The Department of Health and Human Services reported seven active cases in Warrnambool on Monday, two cases in Glenelg and 11 in the Colac Otway Shire. Meanwhile Moyne and Southern Grampians shires have none.
DHHS last recorded a positive case in Warrnambool on August 19 in connection to the Tarrone Lane quarry site after a worker first tested positive to the virus on August 14.
The new DHHS dashboard providing additional COVID-19 information is now available through dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-coronavirus-covid-19-data.
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said it would include details on outbreaks, hospitalisations and high-risk locations.
"People will be able to search and see if a known case has been in the local shopping centre, local cafe, workplace or another location," she told reporters in Premier Daniel Andrews' Monday press conference.
"That means people can be armed with that information in terms of making an assessment themselves about any exposures they might have had visiting that same location on that day, and at that time."
EARLIER:
Victoria has recorded 148 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
It is a slight increase on Monday's numbers which saw the lowest increase in the state since July 5, with 116 new cases.
Eight people have died of coronavirus-related causes in the past 24 hours.
It takes the total amount of people who have died due to the virus in the state to 438.
IN OTHER NEWS:
The Department of Health and Human Services released the information this morning and Dan Andrews is expected to address the state later today.
On Monday, Victoria reported 116 new cases, its lowest daily tally since early July.
The department said 15 people died of the disease in the 24 hours to Monday.
There is currently only one active case of COVID-19 attributed to the border region, with department figures showing one Indigo resident has the disease. It is not known whether the resident is currently in the region as the department refused to release that information.
There were still two active cases in Horsham and one active case in Ararat according to data released on Monday afternoon.
No active cases were reported in the Northern Grampians Shire, West Wimmera, or the Yarriambiack and Hindmarsh shires.
Central Victoria recorded one new case, in the Macedon Ranges.
Greater Bendigo's active case numbers remained steady at 24. Mount Alexander, Loddon and Gannawarra shires remained without active cases.
Central Goldfields and Campaspe each reported one case of COVID-19.
In Ballarat there were six active cases as of Monday afternoon.
