Original article by Kara Monssen
Herald Sun – Page: Online : 23-Feb-22

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that a total of 2,639 people in Australia have died from or with COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Some 2,556 of the deaths up to 31 January 2022 were directly attributed to the coronavirus, while 83 people died from other causes but had the virus at the time of their death. Analysis also shows that people with pre-existing health conditions accounted for nearly 70 per cent of Covid deaths, while the elderly are also over-represented in the mortality figures. Associate Professor James Turner of Monash University says deaths should now be the key metric in Australia, rather than daily case numbers and infection rates.

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AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, MONASH UNIVERSITY