The Latest: Victoria, Australia, sees drop in virus cases Australia’s hot spot Victoria state on Monday recorded its lowest count of new COVID-19 cases in more than 10 weeksMELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s hot spot Victoria state on Monday recorded its lowest count of new COVID-19 cases in more than 10 weeks. The state reported 41 news cases and nine deaths in the latest 24-hour period. ———HAVANA — A small outbreak of COVID-19 cases has prompted authorities to reclose schools in a central Cuban province only a week after they opened. ———LONDON — Britain has recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases since May, with 2,988 new infections announced on Sunday. The country has reported 10,255 confirmed virus cases and 316 deaths as of Sunday.

Source: ABC News September 06, 2020 04:49 UTC