Victoria has broken its daily record for coronavirus cases with 484 confirmed overnight.
The state's COVID-19 tally now sits at 6739 cases.
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Among the state's new cases, 97 were connected to known and contained outbreaks and 387 were under investigation.
Two more people have also lost their lives.
Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed two men in their 90s connected to aged care facilities passed away from the virus overnight.
"I will again take this opportunity to send our best wishes to their loved ones, their friends and family," he said.
"This will be a very challenging, very sad time for them, and we send our love and best wishes to them."
There are 205 Victorians in hospital, including 40 in intensive care.
An alarming new analysis conducted by the Victorian government shows nearly nine out of 10 residents did not self-isolate upon experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
The detailed analysis measured 3810 cases between July 7 and 21.
"I'm very unhappy and very sad to have to report that nearly nine in 10 - or 3400 cases - did not isolate between when they first felt sick and when they went to get a test," Mr Andrews said.
"That's an interesting measure in that people have felt sick, they've got symptoms, and they've kept going shopping, they've kept going to work."
The premier slammed Victorians who ignored their symptoms and continued to go out into the community as per normal.
"You must go and get tested when you feel sick," he said.
"That is the only thing that you can and must do. And if people don't do that, then we will continue to see numbers increase."
Further analysis revealed more than half of Victorians did not self-isolate after getting tested for COVID-19.
"I'm equally saddened to have to report that 53 per cent - or 2,056 of those 3,810 cases - did not isolate - that is, did not stay at home and have no contact with anybody else - between when they had their test taken and when they got the results of that test," Mr Andrews said.
Mr Andrews said the state would be in a "much longer" lockdown than six weeks if its "stark" coronavirus numbers did not begin to plummet.
"Unless we have people who get tested staying at home and isolating until they get their results, then we will not see these numbers come down," he said.
"They will continue to go up and up."
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