Coronavirus updates LIVE: Global COVID-19 cases surpass 2.7 million, US deaths near 50,000 as Australia's death toll stands at 79

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The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 190,000. There are more than 2.7 million known cases of infection but more than 743,000 people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally
The Australian death toll has risen to 79 after a fifth resident at Anglicare's Newmarch House aged care facility in Sydney's west died on Friday morning.
Victorian health authorities are investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a private inpatient psychiatric facility connected with 14 cases
Woolworths says toilet paper sales at have surged again in the past week. Supermarkets are showing signs of panic buying easing off in other areas
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Federal Parliament will return for three days from May 12