Victoria has recorded 41 deaths as cases drop to 73.
Victoria has reported 41 coronavirus deaths, an Australian daily record, although only 19 of the fatalities are new.
It takes the state's death toll to 565 and the national figure to 652.
The previous highest daily toll was 25 on August 17.
When the Department of Health and Human Services released the daily figures on Monday, it explained 22 of the fatalities were people who died before August 27. They were reported by aged care facilities to the DHHS on Sunday.
But there was good news on new case numbers, with 73 cases the lowest figure for Victoria since July.
Victoria has reported 41 new coronavirus fatalities, including 22 deaths in the weeks leading up to August 27. https://t.co/uotE0kDDdX
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) August 31, 2020