Australia reports first death from the coronavirus in more than a month
SYDNEY - Australia’s second most populous state on Wednesday said a man in his 80s died overnight from the coronavirus, the country’s first death from the virus in more than a month, as the state logged a double digit rise in cases for the eighth straight day.
“When we get additional cases, there will be a risk of people dying or be at risk of further cases being hospitalised and going to intensive care,” Sutton told reporters in Sydney.The upswing in new cases in Victoria has sparked fears of a second wave, with 241 cases in the state so far identified as community transmission, an increase of eight from Tuesday.
The state on the weekend extended its state of emergency for another month and reimposed restrictions on gatherings after seeing a sharp rise in daily infections. The concern has also seen people rush to supermarkets in Victoria, with Australia’s biggest supermarket chain Woolworths Group insisting Victorian residents did not need to panic buy.
Despite the spike in cases in Victoria, the neighbouring state of New South Wales said it would not introduce a hard border closure between the states.
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