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Coronavirus crisis: Victoria records 19 deaths, 331 new COVID-19 cases

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Ben AndersonThe West Australian
VideoVictoria recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic on Monday with 19 deaths

Victoria has suffered a record-equalling number of coronavirus deaths overnight but the number of new cases stayed below 350.

The State’s Department of Health and Human Services confirmed 331 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the last 24 hours, slightly above the previous day’s figure of 322.

Monday’s death toll was also 19, the highest on record.

The virus-plagued State’s death toll is now 247 while national figure is 332.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is due to face a parliamentary inquiry over his Government’s handling of the State’s second coronavirus wave.

Mr Andrews will be the first witness called at the second sitting of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee’s COVID-19 Inquiry on Tuesday.

He last appeared at the hearing on May 12, when the State’s total number of coronavirus cases was 1509 and just 18 people had died.

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