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Coronavirus: Australia Has Deadliest Day in Victoria State
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August 17, 2020
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0:59Now PlayingAustralia had its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic, with 25 fatalities in the state of Victoria.
The nation’s second-most populous state, which has imposed a lockdown and nighttime curfew in its capital Melbourne, on Monday also reported 282 new cases in the past 24 hours, down from daily tallies in the 700s in late July.
Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said the numbers of deaths were "very, very challenging."
"This is a very difficult day for those families, 25 families that will be planning a funeral and our thoughts and prayers, our best wishes, our hearts go out to them," Andrews told reporters. "We just can't allow any sense of complacency to creep in here. This is an ultra-marathon and we just have to keep pushing forward each and every day."
Victoria is isolated from the rest of the nation as other states have closed their borders -- threatening to deepen and prolong the economic recession. On Sunday, Victoria’s government announced it will extend a state of emergency until mid-September.
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