Victoria records 11 new cases of coronavirus, two deaths
Victoria has recorded 11 new cases of coronavirus in the past day and two further deaths.
The numbers bring Melbourne's rolling 14-day average down to 34.4. There are 47 active cases from an unknown source.
The numbers come after Premier Daniel Andrews raised hopes on Sunday of easing coronavirus restrictions sooner than planned.
Sunday's new daily case tally was 14, the lowest in three months. Mr Andrews declared the declining numbers and Sunday's figures were "cause for great optimism and positivity".
The Premier flagged he would make "significant announcements" on September 27 as Melbourne is set to move into step two of the road map out of lockdown, but urged Victorians not to become complacent.
Meanwhile, doctors raised the alarm about the rationing of N95 masks among healthcare workers in Victoria.
"We have had N95 masks taken out of our hands before going into positive COVID patients," one Victorian hospital physician told The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Rachael Dexter is a breaking news reporter at The Age.