Australia's Victoria state reports steady rise in Covid-19 cases | Malay Mail

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SYDNEY, Aug 11 ― Australia's Victoria state reported 20 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 today, a steady rate of increase, as officials consider whether to extend a snap one-week lockdown in Melbourne. Six of the diagnosed people spent time in the community while infectious, a key measure...

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SYDNEY, Aug 11 ― Australia's Victoria state reported 20 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 today, a steady rate of increase, as officials consider whether to extend a snap one-week lockdown in Melbourne.

Victoria was plunged into its sixth lockdown since the pandemic began on August 5, just weeks after exiting its last. The Delta variant outbreak, which started in Sydney, has spread to other regions of the state, sparking more local lockdowns, including in the popular tourist spot of Byron Bay.Australia has so far fared much better than many other countries in the developed world during the pandemic, with just under 37,000 Covid-19 cases and 942 deaths.

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