VICTORIA'S COVID-19 NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER 22
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* Three new fatalities, taking the state's death toll to 766 and national figure to 854
* They include a woman in her 70s, a women in her 90s and a woman in her 100s, and all are linked to aged care
* 28 new cases, 24 of which are linked to aged care facilities. The other four remain under investigation
* Three reclassified cases including one from July, one from earlier in September and one due to a false positive test
* 14-day rolling case average is now 32.8 for Melbourne and steady at 1.6 for regional areas
* 14-day rolling average for cases with an unknown source is 45 for Melbourne and zero for regional Victoria
* 620 active cases in Victoria, including 20 in regional areas
* 83 people are in hospital, with eight in ICU including five on ventilators
* 74 active cases involving healthcare workers
* 328 active cases linked to aged care
* Four active cases linked to disability care and all are staff
* 4268 cases to date have an unknown source, up two since Monday
* 2,593,744 test results have been returned, an increase of 11,123 since Monday
KEY AGED CARE OUTBREAKS
* 255 cases linked to BaptCare Wyndham Lodge Community in Werribee
* 219 Epping Gardens Aged Care in Epping
* 216 St Basil's Homes for the Aged
* 166 Estia Aged Care facility in Ardeer
* 140 Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth
* 131 BlueCross Ruckers Hill Aged Care Facility in Northcote
* 128 Twin Parks Aged Care in Reservoir
* 124 Cumberland Manor Aged Care Facility in Sunshine North
* 122 Japara Goonawarra Aged Care Facility in Sunbury
* 121 Estia Aged Care Facility in Heidelberg
OTHER KEY OUTBREAKS
* 22 active cases linked to the Casey community outbreak (total cases 43)
* 11 Footscray Hospital (17)
* 7 Alfred Hospital (8)
* 5 Wydinia Kindergarten (16)
FINES
* 92 fines, including 36 for curfew breaches, nine for failing to wear a face covering and 11 at vehicle checkpoints
RESTRICTIONS
* Stage four across metropolitan Melbourne, including a 9pm-5am curfew, 5km travel limit, two-hour outdoor exercise limit, widespread workforce shutdowns
* People in Melbourne who live alone can nominate a friend or family member to visit
* Measures in regional Victoria allow residents to leave home without restriction and all shops to reopen. Also allowed are outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, up to five visitors to a home, and an opening up of hospitality and entertainment venues with density limits
* Melbourne drivers who try to leave the city without a valid reason risk a $4957 fine
Sources: Department of Health and Human Services and Victoria Police.
Australian Associated Press