(UTV | AUSTRALIA) – Australia has reported a further 19 deaths linked to COVID-19, its deadliest day of the pandemic yet, as the country grapples with a resurgence of the disease.
The deaths were all recorded on Monday (10) in the State of Victoria, which has become the epicentre of Australia’s Coronavirus outbreak.
Victoria has now seen about two-thirds of Australia’s total 314 deaths and approximately 21,400 cases.
But the number of daily infections – though still in the hundreds – has dropped in recent days, prompting hope that a strict lockdown in Melbourne is working.
Victoria reported 322 new cases on Monday, down from a high of 725 recorded 5-days ago. Other states reported few or no cases.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said it was too early to tell if the State’s lockdown, which was imposed last month, was turning the tide.