South-west Victorian cases remain stable while Colac numbers drop

The Department of Health and Human Services figures show a reduction in cases in Colac, with numbers linked to the Australian Lamb cluster sitting at 83 and total active cases in the shire at 89, down from yesterday's 92.

There was one new confirmed case, bringing the total to 109, but four people recovered in the same period to outpace the rate of new infections.

There are 164 active cases in Greater Geelong, an increase of 10 from yesterday, 56 in Greater Bendigo, 18 in Ballarat, 15 in Glenelg Shire, 13 in Golden Plains, 13 in Moorabool, six in Surf Coast, five in Horsham, one in Moyne.

There are no cases in Warrnambool, Southern Grampians and Corangamite Shire.

Of the total cases 13,445 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 889 are from regional Victoria

Victoria has recorded 394 new coronavirus cases and 17 deaths on Sunday, bringing total deaths in the state to 210.

The same time last week the state recorded 671 cases.

It marks the highest number of people to die in a single day in Australia since the start of the pandemic, with deaths including two men in their 50s.

Premier Daniel Andrews said 10 are linked to aged care outbreaks.

There are 237 Victorians in hospital, with 43 of those in intensive care and 26 on ventilators.

Around 500 cases are in regional Victoria.

More than 1.3 million tests have been carried out, including 41,416 yesterday.

268 fines have been issued by Victoria Police in the last 24 hours.

The source of 2758 cases remain unknown, an increase of 174 from yesterday, which Premier Daniel Andrews said was the 'biggest challenge'.

"These 174 mystery cases are our biggest challenge, we simply can't find the circumstances or point of origin for these cases," he said.

"It's very challenging from a containment point of view which has made necessary the very difficult settings to drive down movement and therefore drive down cases."

Mental health was at the forefront of the Sunday press conference, with $59.7 million announced to focus on acute mental health response.

The HOPE post-suicide prevention program will be rolled out to seven new sites, including Warrnambool and Mildura - completing the state-wide roll-out. Additional clinical capacity will also be added to existing sites in Albury Wodonga and Ballarat.

The funding includes $250,000 for an existing counselling service that is used by healthcare workers, including nurses and midwives.

Mental health minister Martin Foley said one in five Victorians every year seek support for mental illness, and over the course a lifetime one in two seek support for treatable mental illness.

"This pandemic we've seen a substantive increase in demand," he said.

"Today we add a further $59.7m to focus on the acute end of the mental illness spectrum in response to increase in demand our acute services have seen.

"At the moment we need to keep those people with mental illness away from our emergency departments, which are busy at the best of times, particularly now we're at the height of the pandemic and provide the support they need in the community."

Mr Foley said health services in Victoria had seen a 9.5 per cent increase year on year in presentations for self-harm in emergency departments across all age groups.

There has been a 33 per cent increase in young people under 18 presenting to ED for self-harm.

There has been a 23.3 per cent overall increase in presentations in acute settings with mental illness.

The package will shift focus into more community settings, and will include extending mental health services to seven days a week.

Acute mental health beds will be rolled out in key communities, including the Barwon region, which has been included in areas "most in demand."

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