Victoria records 116 new cases of coronavirus, 15 deaths

Victoria has recorded 116 new cases of coronavirus in the last day and 15 more people have died.

It is the lowest daily rise in cases since July 5.

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has said he is confident the trend is continuing downwards, though new daily case numbers were unlikely to reach single digits by the end of Melbourne's stage four restrictions on September 13.

At least 99 per cent of all cases in Victoria's second deadly COVID-19 wave have been linked back to infection control breaches at two Melbourne quarantine hotels.

Two more security guards will front the state's hotel quarantine inquiry today as the second week of hearings gets underway. Another returned traveller will also talk about their time in a quarantine hotel.

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