People walk along Port Melbourne Beach in Melbourne, which remains under stage 4 lockdown restrictions. Photo: GettyVictoria has had mixed coronavirus news, with the death toll passing 700 as new cases had a welcome fall. Thursday's seven fatalities took the state toll to 701 and the national figure to 788. The 14-day average of new cases will be a critical number in the state government's roadmap out of the second wave. But there have been no positive cases in the area since the local sample was taken on September 1.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 09, 2020 23:15 UTC