Victoria has recorded 1,461 new local COVID-19 cases and seven deaths as the state moves closer to having more of its restrictions eased this Friday.
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The deaths were a woman in her 20s, a man in his 40s, a man in his 60s, two women and a man in their 80s and a man in his 90s.
However, the state government later clarified that the woman in her 20s did not die because of COVID.
There are now 24,831 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 230 people have died during the current Delta outbreak.
The new cases were detected from 56,905 test results received yesterday.
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