Victoria has recorded 429 new coronavirus cases and 13 more deaths overnight, equalling its deadliest day since the pandemic began.
The 13 deaths were a man aged in his 60s, two men and a woman in their 70s, two men in their 80s and five women and two men in their 90s.
Eight of the deaths were linked to aged care outbreaks.
The latest deaths take the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 136.
There are now 6,489 active coronavirus cases across the state, including 706 health care workers and 1,089 cases linked to aged care outbreaks.
There are 416 COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals, 35 of whom are in intensive care units.
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