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Australia Has Deadliest Day With 25 Covid-19 Deaths in Victoria

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Australia had its deadliest day in the coronavirus pandemic, with 25 fatalities in the state of Victoria.

The nation’s second-most populous state, which has imposed a lockdown and nighttime curfew in its capital Melbourne, on Monday also reported 282 new cases in the past 24 hours, down from daily tallies in the 700s in late July.