A man and woman aged in their 80s have died and there have been 217 new cases of coronavirus reported in Victoria in the past 24 hours.
Health authorities confirmed three new aged care facilities have had workers test positive to the virus.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says today’s lower case umbers are positive but this weekend will be crucial in containing the spread of the virus.
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