A total of 83 people have now died of COVID-19 in Australia.
A man in his 90s died in hospital in Victoria, while in Tasmania another man in his 90s died at the Mersey hospital, it was announced on Sunday.
As it stands at 11.30am on Sunday, 36 people have died in NSW, 17 in Victoria, 11 in Tasmania, eight in Western Australia, four in Queensland and South Australia, and three. There have been no deaths in the Northern Territory.
Victoria's Health Minister Jenny Mikakos announced on Sunday a man in his 90s died in hospital, bringing the state's total deaths to 17.
The state's total coronavirus cases now stands at 1349, an increase of three since Saturday, one of which is a patient at a private psychiatric facility that has had a cluster of infections.
In northern Tasmania, another elderly man died from coronavirus at the Mersey Community Hospital, taking the state's toll to 11 - 10 in the state's northwest.
Only NSW and Victoria in have recorded more deaths from COVID-19 in Australia.
Tasmania's Health Minister Jenny Courtney announced the death of the man in his 90s on Sunday, following the death of another man at the hospital on Saturday.
She also confirmed a health worker at the the Mersey hospital in the COVID positive ward as the latest confirmed case. A total of 208 cases have now been confirmed, while 123 have recovered.
"I'd like to reassure other staff at that site that this gentleman has presented swiftly. He did only work within the COVID ward at that hospital," she said.
Tasmania's Director of Public Health Dr Mark Veitch said the man had few contacts, and stopped working as soon as he showed symptoms.
Ms Courtney praised Tasmanians for responding to calls for testing, with the Northwest Regional Hospital is still undergoing deep cleaning.
The North West Regional Hospital is seen closed in Burnie, Tasmania. Source: AAP
The outbreak in the northwest has forced the state government to extend strict restrictions and broaden testing.
Restrictions closing non-essential retail in the region, due to be lifted on Sunday, have been pushed back to at least May 3.
'On the road back'
Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told ABC radio Australia was on the "road back" from tackling the coronavirus with some restrictions starting to lift.
Mr Morrison pointed to the reopening of elective surgery, schools starting to come back and says it won't be long before some businesses are opening again.
"We are definitely on the road back now," the prime minister said.
"We'll try and get back to some type of normal."
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