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‘This is not an ordinary weekend’: Victoria records one new coronavirus death, 216 new cases – SBS News
Mask-wearing is ‘almost certain’ to be part of Victoria’s coronavirus response, as the state notches another day of more than 200 new cases.
Victoria has reported one new coronavirus death and 216 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, as the health authorities battle over 100 outbreaks across the state.
Australia’s coronavirus death toll now stands at 107, after a man in his nineties succumbed to the virus overnight while in hospital.
More than 180 of the new cases are still under investigation, with 30 linked to known outbreaks.
It takes the total number of cases in the state to 3,560, with 49 patients in hospital and 15 people in intensive care.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said single cases had been recorded among staff in aged care facilities.
“Essentially, we have got over a 100 cumulative outbreaks
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