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Healthcare workers administer tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a drive-thru testing center on the first day of a seven-day lockdown, as Victoria state seeks to curb the spread of a outbreak in Melbourne, Australia on May 28, 2021. REUTERS / Sandra Sanders
SYDNEY, Aug. 14 (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria on Saturday reported 21 locally acquired COVID-19 cases, up from 15 a day earlier, while Melbourne, the state capital, is in its second week prolonged confinement.
Of the new cases, 10 spent time outdoors while infectious, the state health department said. All cases were linked to an ongoing epidemic.
Victoria, Australia’s second most populous state and home to nearly 7 million people, has entered its sixth lockdown since the pandemic began on August 5, weeks after a brief exit to the last. Read more
Reporting by Paulina Duran; Editing by Chris Reese
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