Updated.
March 21, 2020 02: 06:46
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia is doubling every 3-4 days, with the national tally now surpassing 870.
The figures come from a national database of every validated case because January 25, when NSW and Victoria reported the country’s first 4 cases.
The database, put together by ABC News, tracks validated cases by gender, age, place, source of infection and other details published in case reports from state and federal health authorities.
It is supplemented with additional reporting by ABC News and upgraded daily to reveal the spread of the disease across Australia’s states and areas.
The current upgrade was simply after 6: 30 pm AEDT on Friday, March 20
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To date, state and area health authorities have actually reported 877 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia.
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