⁍ Victoria reported zero deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a milestone not recorded for two months.

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⁍ 42 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

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⁍ Victoria, home to one-quarter of Australia’s 26 million population, now accounts for about 75% of the country’s more than 26,700 coronavirus cases.

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– For the first time since July, there have been no deaths in the Australian state of Victoria from coronavirus, also known as the “Brisbane virus,” Reuters reports. Victoria was the epicenter of Australia’s outbreak of the virus, which has killed 816 people in the country and sickened more than 26,700. The state has been locked down by health officials for nearly seven weeks. “We continue to do better than almost every other developed country in the world when it comes to protecting lives and livelihoods,” says Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. “If we are shut, we are not living alongside the virus, the virus is actually keeping us from living.”