In a positive sign for the state, 295 new coronavirus cases were confirmed today, the lowest daily total since July 20.

It follows Monday's alarming high of 532 and Tuesday's total of 384.

Sadly, however, there were nine deaths recorded.

Seven of the nine were related to private sector aged care.

Ballarat's figures have not yet been released today but as of Tuesday, there were 10 known active cases in the city.

An aged care outbreak at the Bill Crawford Lodge that included five people is also said to have been fully traced, with operations expected to return to normal in the coming days.

The total amount of active cases in Victoria now sits at 4839, 196 of which are in regional Victoria.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, Premier Daniel Andrews said although regional numbers remained low, the danger was far from over.

The latest figures come as hospital staff and army medics are being sent into Victoria's aged care facilities in the wake of the rising death toll amongst the elderly following the coronavirus outbreak in the state.

They will fill staffing gaps at the centres after national Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth noted some senior nurses and managers had to avoid work or comply with isolation orders to avoid spreading the virus.

"No business in Australia has a business continuity plan that accounts for their entire workforce not being able to go to work," he told Nine Network on Wednesday.

"I think in a lot of ways that has led some of the most affected institutions to where they are now."

The federal government has defended its response to the "distressing" outbreak of coronavirus cases and deaths in aged care homes in Victoria, promising improvements in the next 24 hours.

"The situation that we have been facing, particularly in recent days and weeks in Victoria for aged, care has been very distressing," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.

Multiple aged care and nursing homes in the state have staffing gaps due to workers being required to comply with quarantine orders to avoid spreading the virus, putting the welfare of residents at risk.

All the homes are regulated by the federal government, which together with the Victorian government is trying to get the outbreak under control.

"The challenges of dealing with aged care are not unique to Australia ... it is inevitable that this (virus) will find its way into aged care facilities," Mr Morrision said.

"When it rains, everyone gets wet. And that is what we're seeing with broad- based community transmission in Victoria."

The homes most affected are Estia Health Aged Care in Ardeer, St Basil's Homes for the Aged in Fawkner and Epping Gardens Aged Care.

Federal Health Department Secretary Dr Brendan Murphy said a number of residents were being moved out the homes and into hospitals.

"Our biggest concern at the moment is (the) facility in Epping, Epping Gardens," he said.

"We are putting in some very senior workforce to cope with the loss of the many senior staff in that facility who unfortunately had to quarantine.

"We are very confident we will have that facility stable ... in the next 24 hours."

Everyone who feels even the slightest cold or flu-like symptom must assume they have the virus until a test result proves otherwise. Anybody with symptoms or awaiting a result should self-isolate at home.

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