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Australia reports 2nd largest daily number of new COVID-19 cases
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IANS | 31 Jul, 2020
Australia on Friday recorded the
second largest single-day surge in the number of of new COVID-19 cases,
while the death toll was nearing 200.
As of Friday noon there
had been 196 deaths from COVID-19 in Australia, and the number of new
cases in last 24 hours is 651, which is the second largest daily number
in the country after Thursday's record of 747, according to the update
from Michael Kidd, the government's Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
All
eight new deaths were in Victoria, including four linked to aged care
facilities in the worst-hit state, reports Xinhua news agency.
It
takes the state's death toll to 113 with more expected to follow as
authorities continue to fight outbreaks of the virus in care homes.
The total number of confirmed cases in Australia as of Friday noon was 16,905, said Kidd in the update.
"The level of new diagnoses remains concerning," he said.
"Eight days ago, we had over 500 cases reported for the first time and the trend continues to be upwards."
Victoria
has confirmed 627 new cases - its second highest daily increase after
723 on Thursday - and reclassified 48 cases that were previously
diagnosed.
The number of cases nationally has grown by 3,310, or
24.3 per cent, in seven days from 13,595 on July 24. The death toll has
risen by 57 from 139 in the same time period.
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison on Friday said he supported the Victoria government's
decision to make face masks mandatory statewide from Sunday.
He
said it was concerning that the lockdown on the metropolitan Melbourne
area imposed in early July was not having impact on the rate of
infection.
Morrison said he spoke to Daniel Andrews, the Premier
of Victoria, on Thursday night to discuss the possibility of further
restrictions in the state.
The Australian Medical Association
(AMA), has called for further lockdowns across Victoria in the form of
certain industries being shut down.
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| Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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₹95.3
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₹93.6 |
UK Pound
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₹127.7
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₹123.7 |
Euro
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₹110.65
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₹106.9 |
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Yen |
₹59.75 |
₹57.9 |
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