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Covid: Australia suffers deadliest day of pandemic fuelled by Omicron outbreak

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Australia reported a record number of Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday as a surge led by the highly-infectious Omicron variant continued to increasing pressure on the medical infrastructure.

According to the official data, a total of 77 deaths were reported on Tuesday, surpassing the previous grim milestone of 57 deaths last Thursday.

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