Australia’s Victoria Has Record Daily Deaths as Outbreak Worsens
- A total of 459 new cases were announced by state premier
- Authorities call in retired healthcare workers to help
Police perform random checks at Marine Parade in St. Kilda, Melbourne on July 25.
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Australia’s Victoria state reported a daily high in the number of deaths from the coronavirus and another surge in infections, as authorities said they are calling in thousands of current and retired healthcare workers to help quell the outbreak.