The national coronavirus death toll has risen to 56 after another victim died in New South Wales overnight.
11/04/2020 NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the curve was noticeably flattening after the state recorded just 44 new cases in the past 24 hours. “It’s encouraging restrictions are having a positive impact, but we’re nowhere near out of the woods,” she said. “The worst is yet to hit us.
” NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said there were currently 212 people being treated by NSW Health, including 30 patients who were in intensive care - 23 of whom were ventilated. Dr Chant said 88 crew on board the coronavirus-hit Ruby Princess cruise ship were tested for COVID-19 and 44 of them tested positive to the virus. Image: News Corp Australia
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