As it happened: Victoria records 13 new cases in Cedar Meats cluster

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The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 260,000. There are more than 3.7 million known cases of infection but more than 1.2 million people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally
In Australia, the death toll stands at 97 and there are 6896 confirmed cases
President Donald Trump says the White House coronavirus taskforce will continue "indefinitely" but focus on COVID-19 treatments and safely reopening the US economy