Australia's coronavirus death toll hits 45 as national cabinet set to meet

A 75-year-old man from Adelaide is the first person in South Australia to die from the coronavirus, taking Australia's national death toll to 45.

Healthcare workers administer COVID-19 tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing center on Monday. Source: Getty Images

The first coronavirus related death has been recorded in South Australia.

SA Health confirmed the 75-year-old man, who contracted the virus from interstate, died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Monday night.

Details are expected to be released on Tuesday about the government's coronavirus modelling as the country's deputy chief medical officer cautiously notes the peak of new COVID-19 cases may be behind us.

So far, 5795 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Australia, and 45 have died.

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