Australia: No COVID-19 fatalities registered for first time since July 13

Australia recorded zero new coronavirus deaths for the first time in two months on Tuesday, according to an AFP report.

Just 50 fresh virus cases were reported nationwide, according to an AFP tally.

This is down from peaks above 700 in late July and early August.

No fatalities were registered for the first time since July 13.

Melbourne residents still face restrictions, with non-essential businesses remaining closed and an overnight curfew in place until Oct. 26.

Almost three-quarters of Australia’s almost 27,000 cases and 90 percent of the 816 coronavirus deaths have occurred in Victoria state.