Australia’s Victoria state reports 116 patients, 15 deaths

Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state recorded its lowest tally of new coronavirus patients  in eight weeks, today. The state capital Melbourne is half way through a six-week lockdown.

Victoria reported 116 new patients and 15 deaths. That is the lowest daily tally of new cases since 87 were reported on July 5. The daily count has been as high as 725 news cases in early August.

The state recorded 208 new cases on Sunday and 182 on Saturday.

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton had predicted on Sunday that numbers could dip below 150 this week.

He added although the daily case numbers had been “jumping around,” he expected they were on a downward trajectory.

But health authorities have warned that the daily tally would need to fall to single digits or low double digits before the Melbourne lockdown was relaxed.-AP. Photo: ABC News