Medical personnel are seen at the Bondi Beach coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-through testing centre, as the state of New South Wales continues to report relatively low numbers for new daily cases, in Sydney, Australia, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday reported the biggest one-day rise in COVID-19 cases in more than a week, denting optimism that a stringent lockdown of its second-largest city will soon be lifted.
Authorities said 127 cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the past 24 hours, up on the 109 cases recorded on Wednesday and the biggest one-day jump since Aug 28.
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