Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria appears to be curbing a virus outbreak after a week of tougher restrictions, authorities said, with new cases falling in recent days even as fatalities topped records.
Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews announced 410 new cases and 21 fatalities - marking Australia's deadliest day so far - but said the state "certainly" seemed to be flattening the curve. "If you look at the average over the last seven days, we are seeing (numbers) come down," he told a press conference.
The state has reported around or below 400 new daily cases for four consecutive days, raising hopes that an outbreak centred on Melbourne has been contained after numbers soared above 700 in recent weeks.