Global report: Covid cases worldwide near 20 million as Australia suffers deadliest day

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Five months since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus crisis a global pandemic, the number of Covid cases globally is nearing 20m, with almost 730,000 known deaths. The current number of confirmed infections stands at 19,792,519, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, with total new cases daily averaging more than 250,000. The bleak milestone approached as recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic, with 19 deaths. The nation is dealing with an outbreak in its second largest city, Melbourne, where authorities have struggled to contain the spread of the virus, which began in quarantine facilities. Metropolitan Melbourne is one week into a strict lockdown expected...

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