ANOTHER DEATH AT HIGHTON AGED CARE CLUSTER:

But active cases continue to fall in region

AN eighth resident of a Highton aged care home struck by a fatal COVID-19 outbreak has died after contracting coronavirus.

Opal Aged Care “regrettably” confirmed the Opal South Valley resident died on Friday.

“The resident was being cared for in hospital and was visited by family in the preceding days,” a spokeswoman said.

“We extend our sympathies to the family and friends, and our thanks to the team at University Hospital Geelong and our dedicated Opal team who cared for the resident for a number of years.”

An additional Opal South Valley worker has tested positive, bringing the number of staff who have contracted coronavirus to 21.

In total 31 residents, including eight who have died, have tested positive for coronavirus since the outbreak emerged in late July.

The Opal Aged Care spokeswoman said 20 of the 23 previously active cases among residents had recovered.

“(This) means there are only three active cases at South Valley and we are moving towards the point where there are no active COVID cases in our care home.”

It comes as five new coronavirus cases were recorded in Greater Geelong over the weekend as active cases continued to fall.

Two new cases were reported for the municipality on Saturday and three more on Sunday.

Active cases in Greater Geelong fell from the 65 reported on Friday to 55 on Sunday.

Colac Otway had one case removed from its total cases tally on Saturday, but two added on Sunday.

Bulla Dairy Foods CEO Allan Hood announced a worker from its Connor Street, Colac site had returned a positive coronavirus test on Sunday.

The Connor Street site will be closed temporarily and deep cleaned. Active cases increased from nine reported on Friday to 10 on Sunday in Colac Otway.

No new coronavirus cases were reported for the Surf Coast, and active cases fell by one, from four on Friday to three.

The Borough of Queenscliffe and Golden Plains both remained free of active cases over the weekend.

There were six inpatients with coronavirus at Geelong hospital on Sunday, including one in the intensive care unit.

Victoria reported 114 new coronavirus cases and 11 deaths on Sunday.

The additional fatalities brought the state’s coronavirus death toll to 524.

It comes after the state's daily coronavirus case numbers dropped below 100 on Saturday, with 94 new cases and 18 fatalities.

Prior to Saturday, the last time Victoria recorded fewer than 100 cases was on July 5.

There were 2830 active cases reported for Victoria on Sunday, down from 2983 on Saturday.