FILE PHOTO: A cyclist adjusts his protective face mask in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Victoria state – the epicentre of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak – said on Monday it has detected 73 new infections in the past 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 41.
Australia has now recorded nearly 26,000 COVID-19 infections and 652 fatalities from the virus – far fewer than other developed countries.
Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Kim Coghill
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