Summary

• The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 294,000 and there are 4.3 million known cases of infection, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.
• The Australian death toll stands at 98, after the death of an 81-year-old woman who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
• The McDonald's cluster in Melbourne's north has grown to six cases, while the number of cases linked to the Cedar Meats outbreak now stands at 88.
• At least 15 US states are investigating cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome affecting children that is believed to be linked to coronavirus.
• The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organisation says.