SA Ruby Princess passenger dies from COVID-19 as Australia’s toll rises to 57.
A South Australian man has died from COVID-19 after contracting the virus on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
The 74-year-old man succumbed to the infection in the Royal Adelaide Hospital overnight, SA Health confirmed on Sunday.
It is the state’s fourth coronavirus death, with the national toll now standing at 57.
More than a dozen Ruby Princess passengers have died from the virus, and more than 500 people have been infected, either onboard or from contact with people who were.
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