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Australia's second most populous state of Victoria has reported 17 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a day after recording its deadliest day of the pandemic with 25 casualties. The state also reported 222 new daily coronavirus cases compared with 282 on Monday, suggesting the six-week, stage-four lockdown in the city of Melbourne is beginning to bend the Covid curve.