ZERO new cases of community acquired COVID-19 have been reported in Victoria, for the 12th day running.
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No new cases of COVID-19 acquired overseas were reported either.
Six cases of the virus remain active in Victoria.
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A total 16,614 COVID-19 test results were reported to the Victorian Department of Health in the 24-hours to midnight.
It comes as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development upgraded Australia's economic growth outlook, saying it expected the economy to grow by 4.5 per cent in 2021. The figure is an upgrade from the previous forecast of 3.2 per cent made in December.
The OECD said global economic prospects had improved markedly in recent months, helped by the deployment of vaccines and announcements of fiscal support in some countries.
However incomes in many countries were likely to remain below the level expected prior to the pandemic, the OECD said.
This was not the case in countries which introduced strong and effective containment measures, such as Australia, Japan and Korea, the OECD said.
With AAP.
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