Victoria suffers first COVID-19 death in a month as 31 day run with no new infections continues

Victoria has recorded its first coronavrius death in a month as its run of zero new infections continues for a 31st consecutive day.

Health authorities have confirmed an elderly woman aged in her 70s who had previously been cleared of COVID-19 has died from complications relating to her original diagnosis. 

‘The case was a woman in her 70s who was part of a small group of cases diagnosed in late July,’ the Department of Health and Human Services tweeted on Monday.

‘She was cleared as an active case in late September. In line with the national case definition, this is a COVID-related death as no recovery occurred from time of infection.’

Victoria recorded zero new cases for the the 31st day in the row and currently has no active cases of the virus.

Around 5,030 Victorians were tested on Sunday. 

The state officially eliminated the virus last Friday when Victoria recorded 28 consecutive days of no new cases.

Thousands of Melburnians returned to the office on Monday after months of working from home.

Masks are still mandatory for Victorians.

‘We will begin a slow, steady and safe return to work for those who have been working from home,’ Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters earlier this month.  

‘That is to say, 25 per cent of staff will be able to be in the office, and it is mainly offices, 75 per cent will still need to work from home and we will make further announcements over the course of the coming weeks and months,’ he said.

‘I want to be clear though – unless you’re one of those people nominated by your employer – you need to keep working from home.’

South Australia and Queensland will welcome back Victorians for the first time in months from Tuesday, just days after NSW and Tasmania reopened its borders last week.