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Man in 80s dies from COVID-19
A seventh person in Queensland has died from the coronavirus, state health officials have confirmed.
The 80-year-old returned traveller died in hospital after contracting coronavirus overseas. He was diagnosed while in hotel quarantine and admitted to hospital on March 25.
The man had returned from the Philippines and transited through Papua New Guinea.
It comes as Queensland recorded no new locally acquired cases on Tuesday.
Two new infections were acquired overseas.
There are 55 active cases across the state.
Queensland chief health officer Dr…
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