Australia COVID-19 deaths pass 800 but new daily infections fall

FILE PHOTO: A sign points toward the entrance of a coronavirus disease drive-through testing facility in Melbourne, Australia, August 18, 2020. Picture taken August 18, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross via REUTERSMELBOURNE: Deaths related to the novel coronavirus in Australia reached 803 on Saturday , but new daily infections in the country's largest hot spot continued to fall.

Victoria state, the epicenter of the outbreak, reported six new deaths related to the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing its total to 716, or more than 90 per cent of all deaths in Australia.However, new cases in the country's second-most populous state continued to fall from a peak of more than 700 in a single day in early August. It reported 37 new cases on Saturday, its lowest since late June.

The state, home to one-quarter of Australia's 25 million people, now accounts for about 75 per cent of the country's more than 26,500 COVID-19 cases and its capital, Melbourne, has been under a strict lockdown for weeks.Advertisement"You can only keep numbers low if you first drive them down to very low levels," Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told a televised news briefing."That is exactly what is happening and that is good news.

Neighbouring New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, reported six new cases. There have been isolated cases in Queensland in recent weeks, but the virus has been effectively eliminated in other states and territories. Australia has fared better than many other countries in managing the health crisis and a subsequent economic slump, thanks to swift measures and substantial government financial support.

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