Australia's second-most populous state Victoria - the epicentre for COVID-19 infections in the country - on Tuesday reported the lowest one-day rise in deaths from the virus in two weeks as a second-wave outbreak eases.
FILE PHOTO: Fire Services Victoria members write each other's names on their hazmat suits as they prepare to enter a public housing tower, locked down in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Melbourne, Australia, July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo
Victoria said five people died from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest one-day rise in fatalities since Aug. 15, while 70 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a seven-week low.
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