A man in his 30 is among 12 new deaths in Victoria from coronavirus. Additionally the state has recorded 466 new cases.

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said there had been some stabilisation in numbers through the week.

“That is not good enough, but it’s a positive that we have averted an exponential increase through the last couple of weeks,” he said.

#BREAKING: Victoria has recorded a further 466 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours. Twelve more deaths have been recorded, including a man his 30’s.

— ABC News (@abcnews) August 8, 2020

NSW have recorded 9 new cases of the disease.