Premier Daniel Andrews on Thursday said the latest fatalities were three men and three women in their 70s, three men and two women in their 80s, and two men aged in their 90s.

The deaths take the state toll to 105 and the national figure to 189.

Today’s increase surpasses Victoria’s previous single-day record increase by more than 190 cases.

On Monday the state recorded 532 new infections.

Wednesday’s increase of 295 cases was the first time since Friday the state’s daily increase had been below 300, but Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton declined to say the state had passed a peak.

“We could get a number of aged care facilities with 50, 60, 70 cases a day that would change the numbers, that would also put at risk the broader community,” Professor Sutton said yesterday.

Victoria has now recorded a total of 9998 coronavirus cases and 105 deaths since the pandemic began.

VICTORIA’S JULY CORONAVIRUS NIGHTMARE

Thursday, July 30 – 723 cases, 13 deaths – record daily numbers for Australia

Wednesday, July 29 – 295 cases, nine deaths. Victoria has more deaths than the rest of the country combined

Tuesday, July 28 – 384 cases, six deaths

Monday, July 27 – 532 cases, six deaths

Sunday, July 26 – 459 cases, national-record 10 deaths

Saturday, July 25 – 357 cases, five deaths

Friday July 24 – 300 cases, seven deaths, contract tracing expanded

Thursday July 23 – 403 cases, five deaths, worst day for fatalities in any state, masks now mandatory

Wednesday July 22 – 484 cases, two deaths

Tuesday July 21 – 374 cases, three deaths

Monday July 20 – 275 cases, one death

Sunday July 19 – 363 cases, three deaths, notice that masks will become mandatory in lockdown areas

Saturday July 18 – 217 cases, three deaths, final Melbourne public housing tower released from hard lockdown

Friday July 17 – 428 cases, three deaths

Thursday July 16 – 317 cases, two deaths

Wednesday July 15 – 238 cases, one death

Tuesday July 14 – 270 cases, two deaths

Monday July 13 – 177 cases

Sunday July 12 – 273 cases, one death

Saturday July 11 – 216 cases, one death

Friday July 10 – 288 cases, a national daily record at the time

Thursday July 9 – 165 cases, eight of nine Melbourne public housing towers released from hard lockdown

Wednesday July 8 – 134 cases, new stage-three restrictions announced for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire

Tuesday July 7 – 191 cases

Monday July 6 – 127 cases, two deaths, NSW border closed

Sunday July 5 – 74 cases

Saturday July 4 – 108 cases, immediate hard lockdown of nine Melbourne public housing towers

Friday July 3 – 66 cases

Thursday July 2 – 77 cases

Wednesday July 1 – 73 cases

…more to come

-AAP