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Victoria records 278 new coronavirus infections while death toll rises by 8 – SBS News
Victorian authorities have warned that deaths will continue to rise given the number of people in hospital with the virus.
Victoria announced 278 new coronavirus infections and eight more deaths on Thursday, just one day after the state was struck by its highest 24-hour death toll to date.
On Wednesday Victoria recorded 21 coronavirus deaths – the state’s deadliest day of the pandemic – and 410 new infections.
The number of new cases announced on Thursday were the fewest since 20 July, when the state recorded 275 infections.
Thursday’s deaths brought the state’s death toll to 275 and the national figure to 360.
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