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Mornington Peninsula COVID-19 Update – 8 April 2020

By Cameron McCulloughApril 8, 2020Updated:April 9, 2020No Comments2 Mins Read
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Mornington Railway mourns member lost to COVID-19. Peninsula cases stay at 54.

 

Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update:

  • The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1212 – an increase of 21 from yesterday.
  • Yesterday a woman in her 80s died in hospital, taking the number of people who have died in Victoria from coronavirus to 12.
  • The total number of cases includes 635 men and 577 women. Cases range in age from babies to their early nineties.
  • There are 101 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Victoria that may have been acquired through community transmission.
  • Currently 45 people are in hospital – including 12 patients in intensive care – and 736 people have recovered.
  • More than 60,000 tests have been conducted to date.

 

Mornington Railway mourns member lost to COVID-19

The tight-knit group of volunteers from the Mornington Railway Preservation Society are mourning the loss of one of their members, Elaine Cairns, who died in hospital on Friday.

Read the article here.

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No new peninsula case as state rises by 21

Coronavirus cases in Victoria have today risen to 1212 – an increase of 21 from yesterday. The Mornington Peninsula’s figures stayed steady at 54.

Read the article here.

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