Australia Victoria state daily cases drop to 216

11/7/2020 13:14

        The beleaguered Australian state of Victoria received some good news Saturday with health officials reporting 216 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, down from the record 288 the previous day.
        
        Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said a man in his 90s died overnight while 49 remained hospitalized, including 15 in intensive care. He warned of more difficult days ahead, saying, "We will see more and more additional cases, that's the nature of this.”
        
        Victoria has recorded 3,560 confirmed cases, and Australia overall has had more than 9,000 with 107 deaths.
        
        Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state after neighboring New South Wales, has been cut off with border closures by other states. All states and territories except New South Wales had eradicated community transmission of the virus, but Victoria-linked infections are spreading.