MILDURA will be among the regions to see an increase in Victorian Government target testing for COVID-19.

State Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said on Sunday that targeted testing would be increasing in areas that had lower testing rates.

Mildura has not recorded a new active case of COVID-19 for well over a month.

"We're going to focus on some regional communities that have had low testing rates to date, like Mildura and Kyabram, as well as some of our suburbs such as Dandenong and Brimbank," Ms Mikakos said on Sunday.

The targeted testing program will run until the end of August and as well as zoning in on areas with lower testing rates, will also focus on communities with higher case numbers, high-risk workforces and vulnerable groups.

Other areas to be targeted include inner-city Melbourne, Moreland City Council, City of Melton, Colac, Otway Shire, City of Whittlesea, Surf Coast Shire, Hume City and Wyndham City.

Victoria recorded nine new coronavirus cases since Saturday, bringing the state's total to 1720.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the National Cabinet on Friday agreed the strategy around the virus was suppression, not elimination, and warned there would be more cases to come.

"We are going to see more cases, we are going to see outbreaks. That's what a suppression strategy is all about," Mr Andrews said.

"If we had pursued a different strategy to eliminate this virus, then there would have been no opening up over recent weeks."

Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said three of the new cases were return travellers in hotel quarantine, while five were close family contacts of a GP who had recently tested positive, and one identified through routine testing.

There are currently six people in hospital with the virus, including two patients in intensive care.

19 people have died from COVID-19 in Victoria and 1657 people have recovered.