By AFP More by this AuthorMelbourneAustralia has suffered its deadliest day from the coronavirus since the pandemic began, with authorities reporting 10 fatalities Sunday and a rise in new infections despite an intensive lockdown effort. The country's Covid-19 death toll rose to 155 and the south-eastern state of Victoria reported more than 450 new infections in the last 24 hours. DODGED WORST RAVAGESAdvertisementAustralia has dodged the worst ravages of the pandemic so far, logging just 14,000 cases in total – fewer than many harder-hit countries see in one day. Still, 459 fresh cases were reported in Victoria on Sunday – up from 357 on Saturday. "These things change rapidly, but we have to say these numbers are far too high," Andrews said.

Source: Daily Nation July 26, 2020 03:56 UTC