Victoria announces 331 new coronavirus cases and another 19 deaths – the state’s highest ever toll for the second day in a row
- 19 Victorians have died and 331 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded
- It’s the second day in a row of a record 19 deaths – Australia’s highest daily total
- It brings the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 247 and the national figure to 332
- The Department of Health and Human Services tweeted the grim figures
Another 19 Victorians have died and 331 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded on Tuesday.
It’s the second day in a row of a record 19 deaths – Australia’s highest daily total.
It brings the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 247 and the national figure to 332.
The Department of Health and Human Services tweeted the figures moments before Premier Daniel Andrews was due to face a parliamentary inquiry over his government’s handling of Victoria’s second coronavirus wave.
Another 19 Victorians have died and 331 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded on Tuesday. Pictured: A family exercises along Port Melbourne Beach in Melbourne on August 10
The Department of Health and Human Services tweeted the figures moments before Premier Daniel Andrews was due to face a parliamentary inquiry over his government’s handling of Victoria’s second wave
Mr Andrews will be the first witness called at the second sitting of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee’s COVID-19 Inquiry on Tuesday.
He last appeared at the hearing on May 12, when the state’s total number of coronavirus cases was 1509 and just 18 people had died.