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Melbourne placed on 6-week coronavirus lockdown: Live updates - Al Jazeera English

Melbourne placed on 6-week coronavirus lockdown: Live updates - Al Jazeera English

Melbourne placed on 6-week coronavirus lockdown: Live updates - Al Jazeera English
Jul 07, 2020 2 mins, 45 secs

"Unfortunately in the past 24 hours we have lost 200 of our compatriots, bringing the total number of victims to 11,931," health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on state television. .

"The increase in the number of deaths is very painful for all of us," she said, adding that it was "the result of all of our behaviour and actions".    .

Another 2,637 people have tested positive for the virus, taking the total official number of cases to 245,688, Lari said.    .

Officially recorded deaths and infections from the virus have been steadily rising since Iran reported a near-two month low in daily recorded cases in early May.

Residents of Serbia's Sandzak have raised alarm over the number of coronavirus patients in the southwestern region's hospitals amid a rising death toll, appealing for urgent help from the authorities.

South Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 200,000 as the country continues to post some of the highest daily numbers in the world.

The health ministry reports 8,971 new cases, bringing the total to 205,721. Nearly one third are in the new hot spot of Gauteng province, which includes Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.

Indonesia has reported 1,268 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 66,226, Health Ministry official Achmad Yurianto told a televised briefing.

The official also announced 68 additional deaths due to the virus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 3,309, while 30,785 people have recovered. .

The United Kingdom's suspected COVID-19 death toll has hit 55,398, according to a Reuters new agency tally of official data sources that underline the country's status as one of the worst hit in the world.

The Reuters tally comprises fatalities where COVID-19 was mentioned on death certificates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland up to June 26, and up to June 28 in Scotland.

The Office for National Statistics said total deaths in England and Wales in the week to June 26 had now fallen below the five-year average for the second week running. .

The landlocked South Caucasus country, which has recorded more than 29,000 cases of the virus and over 500 deaths, became the first nation to withdraw from the Games which will feature competition in 22 sports for athletes aged between 14 and 23.

The country's coronavirus crisis response centre said 198 people had died from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 10,494.

On Tuesday, the country reported 467 new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the total death toll to 20,160.

It also recorded 22,252 new confirmed cases.

Beijing has reported no new cases of coronavirus for the first time since an outbreak emerged at the Chinese capital's main wholesale market last month.

The paper said the state recorded 191 new cases on Tuesday.

Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records 191 new COVID-19 cases; NSW-Victoria border to close as Australian death toll stands at 106 https://t.co/nlSRqfqbI5 via @theage pic.twitter.com/DySZdorLnW.

COVID-19 cases have increased recently, with Bali reporting 1,900 confirmed cases and 23 deaths

Mexico has recorded 31,119 deaths from the disease, the fifth highest number in the world

"The last thing we need are hastily set up facilities to meet demand, so we must have a manageable number of fit-for-purpose, safe facilities that do the job of stopping COVID-19 at the border," Housing Minister Megan Woods said in a statement

The right-wing populist has repeatedly played down the impact of the virus, even though Brazil now has the second highest number of cases, and deaths, in the world

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