Metropolitan Melbourne's 14-day average, now below 30, has exceeded the state's 30 to 50 case range required to move to the second step on the government's Covid-19 road map recovery plan from September 28.
That step will allow childcare to reopen, schools to begin a staged return to classrooms and outdoor gatherings of up to five people from two households.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has continued to stress the importance of Melbourne's 14-day rolling case average remaining in the 30-50 band.
"We are in that 30-50 band and it looks like we are going to stay there. That is really very, very important."
The 14-day rolling average for regional Victoria is at 1.1.