Victoria has recorded Australia's first coronavirus death in a month, as the state government's long-awaited contact tracing app is rolled out. "In line with the national case definition, this is a COVID-related death as no recovery occurred from time of infection." Her death takes the state's toll from the virus to 820 and the national figure to 908. Government Services Minister Danny Pearson said all data collected through the app is securely stored and deleted after 28 days unless it is specifically requested by the DHHS for contact tracing purposes. The government is also working on a way to integrate existing QR systems with DHHS contact tracing system.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 30, 2020 00:33 UTC