Australia reports most daily deaths, 459 cases
People in hazardous material overalls are seen outside of a public housing tower in Melbourne, Australia. Reuters
Australia’s Victoria state has recorded 10 deaths overnight from COVID-19, its highest daily toll amid a continuing surge in coronavirus cases.
State Premier Daniel Andrews said the deaths included seven men and three women. A man in his 40s became one of the youngest COVID-19 fatalities in Australia.
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There are 459 new infections, the 21st straight day of triple-figure increases.
Medical staff perform a COVID-19 test on a resident in Melbourne. File/AFP
The fatalities bring Victoria’s toll to 71 and Australia’s national tally to 155. A total of 228 people are hospitalized in Victoria, 42 in intensive care.
Victoria processed 42,973 tests on Saturday, Andrews said, "far and away the biggest testing result that we’ve seen on a single day.”
He said he is not currently planning to extend the lockdown in Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city.
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