SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s second most populous state Victoria — the epicentre of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak — said on Tuesday 70 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
Australia has now recorded nearly 26,000 COVID-19 cases, while the death toll rose to 657 after five people in Victoria state died from the virus.
(Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Kim Coghill)
