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Highest daily COVID death toll hits as health services sag under pressure

A paramedic moves equipment outside St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne as a Code Brown is declared

A paramedic moves equipment outside St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne as a Code Brown is declared Source: AAP

Australia has recorded its deadliest day for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.


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By Essam Al-Ghalib

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Australia has recorded its deadliest day for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.



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