Updated.
April 02, 2020 16: 19:55
Victoria has actually tape-recorded its 6th coronavirus death, bringing the nationwide toll to 24, amidst a “concerning” increase in the number of believed community transmissions in the state.
Bottom line:
- 2 females with COVID-19 died in Victorian medical facilities on Wednesday
- Health Minister Jenny Mikakos stated more than 4,000 retired health care employees had actually registered their interest in returning to work
- She announced pharmacists would be able to administer the flu vaccine to free up nurses
This afternoon, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton validated on Twitter that a female aged in her 60 s passed away in a Melbourne hospital last night.
It came after Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos today revealed the state’s 5th death, a female aged in her 70 s who likewise died in healthcare facility.
The national death toll now sits at 24, that includes an 85- year-old male who died in Queensland over night
Six deaths have actually been taped in Victoria, 10 in New South Wales, three in Queensland, and five in other states and areas.
As of this 6: 00 am today, there were 4,976 verified cases of COVID-19 in Australia, according to the Department of Health.
Nearly 2,300– or about half– of the cases remain in New South Wales, followed by Victoria, which now has 1,036 verified cases.
Victoria pushes past 1,000 cases
Thirty-six Victorians are hospitalised with the virus, consisting of six who are in extensive care, while 422 individuals have actually recovered.
Another 68 people were identified in the state overnight, and the variety of believed community transmissions leapt to 57.
Neighborhood transmissions are when people contract the virus, but health authorities are unable to trace the spread of the disease back to someone who has actually arrived in Australia from overseas.
Ms Mikakos said authorities would not be launching more detailed in