A lone passenger sits at a tram cease on a mostly-empty metropolis centre road on the primary day of a lockdown because the state of Victoria appears to curb the unfold of a coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
MELBOURNE, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Australia’s state Victoria, dwelling to greater than 1 / 4 of the nation’s inhabitants, reported 92 new regionally acquired coronavirus circumstances within the 24-hour interval to Saturday night, well being officers stated on Sunday.
That is the best variety of new each day circumstances in almost a yr. Of the infections, 61 had been linked to present outbreaks, the well being division stated on Twitter.
Reporting by Lidia Kelly; Enhancing by Daniel Wallis
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