Coronavirus LIVE updates: Australians download COVIDSafe app more than 2 million times; Victorian schools could reopen this term; nation's death toll stands at 84
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Summary
- Australia's death toll has increased to 84 after the death of a nursing home resident in NSW due to a cluster of cases.
- Victoria has recorded two new cases of coronavirus, as the Premier flags reopening schools to all students this term.
- More than 2 million Australians have the COVIDSafe tracing app on their mobile phones.
- The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 206,000. There are more than 3 million known cases of infection but more than 867,000 people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.
- British health officials warn that a potential new coronavirus-related syndrome is emerging in children, prompting an urgent alert to doctors across the country.
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