Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records ten COVID-19 cases in 24 hours\, New York death toll hits 10\,000

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Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records ten COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, New York death toll hits 10,000

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Summary

  • The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 115,000. There are more than 1.9 million known cases of infection, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally
  • The Australian death toll from coronavirus is 61, 14 of which are in Victoria. 
  • Victoria has recorded 10 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number in Victoria to 1291. There are 6400 cases nationally
  • Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says the growth in new cases of coronavirus in Australia is now below 2 per cent per day and "now is the time to stay the course" with social-distancing measures
  • The US has become the first country to record more than 20,000 deaths from COVID-19
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