Australia COVID-19 hotspot reports lowest rise in cases in nearly two months

Sydney Australia's Victoria state - epicentre of the nation's second wave of COVID-19 infections - reported its lowest one-day rise in new cases in nearly two months, buoying hopes a lockdown of nearly 5 million people has contained spread of the virus. Victoria said it detected

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Published 27 August 2020, 8:00 · Updated 22:00

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Australia COVID-19 hotspot reports lowest rise in cases in nearly two months

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Australia’s Victoria state - epicentre of the nation’s second wave of COVID-19 infections - reported its lowest one-day rise in new cases in nearly two months, buoying hopes a lockdown of nearly 5 million people has contained spread of the virus.

Victoria said it detected 113 new cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest one-day rise since July 5. The state reported 149 infections on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

Australia COVID-19 hotspot reports lowest rise in cases in nearly two months

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