Victoria has recorded another 357 cases of COVID-19 and five more people have died from the virus.
Premier Daniel Andrews said a woman in her 60s, a woman in 70s, a woman in her 80s, a woman in her 90s, and a man in his 80s are the latest deaths, taking the state’s death toll to 61.
There are 229 people in hospital, including 42 people in intensive care.
There are 3,995 active cases across Victoria, including 313 in healthcare workers.
There are 536 active cases in aged care across 38 facilities, with roughly 50 per cent of them being residents and 50 per cent staff.
Mr Andrews said Victoria would be out of lockdown “as soon as we possibly can”.
“I can’t predict what tomorrow’s numbers will be like, or where we will be in a week, let alone towards the middle of next month,” he said.
“We will get out of this quicker than we otherwise would if everyone just stays the course, doesn’t let their frustration get the better of them, follows the rules, keeps d