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This includes 50 people in aged care who passed away in July and August.
Some were disgusted by Zoe Buhler's arrest for incitement, while others pointed out that her event promoted 'right-wing causes'.
113 new cases were detected in the past 24 hours.
Victoria is expected to reduce new daily infections to near single-digits by mid-September.
Five people died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours while 70 people tested positive.
Victoria’s coronavirus death toll jumped by 41 on Monday as the state recorded 73 new cases.
“It’s not gotten below 100 (per day) yet, I do expect that to happen, if not over the weekend, then by next week,” Victoria Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said.
“Hopefully soon we’ll see those numbers in double digits and we can have ... a really clear discussion about what the back end of September looks like,” Daniel Andrews said.
Premier Daniel Andrews is trying to push legislation to extend Victoria's state of emergency declaration by another year.
"We're going to defeat this second wave."