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Australia's Victoria reports record daily number of coronavirus cases

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Victoria State Emergency Service meet outside a public housing tower, locked down in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Melbourne, Australia, July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Australia's second most populous state of Victoria said on Friday the number of its new coronavirus infections had hit a daily record.

State Premier Daniel Andrews, who said 288 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours, urged residents of metropolitan areas of Melbourne to wear masks outdoors.

(Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

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