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Health

Australia's Victoria state reports 275 new cases of coronavirus

Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Monday recorded one death from the new coronavirus and logged 275 cases of infections compared with 363 cases a day earlier.

A woman in her 80s died from the virus overnight, Premier Daniel Andrews said in a media briefing in Melbourne, taking the national death toll to 123.

Coronavirus cases have spiked in Victoria in July, mostly in the city of Melbourne, prompting authorities to ask residents to wear face masks when they step outside their houses or risk fines of A$200 ($139.54) for not complying.

($1 = 1.4333 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Renju Jose; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

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