🇦🇺Australia's weekly reported COVID numbers: 25 August 2023

🔸Deaths: 76 (+28)
🔸Cases: 5,347 (+37)

🔹NSW: 2,197 / 41
🔹QLD: 938 / 7
🔹WA: 735 / 7
🔹SA: 543 / NR
🔹VIC: 479 / 15
🔹TAS: 295 / 3
🔹ACT: 160 / 3
🔹NT: Data updated fortnightly

NR = Not Reported

Change in reported weekly case numbers: 25 August 2023

🔸National: 🔺Up 0.7%

🔹TAS: 🔺Up 37.2%
🔹SA: 🔺Up 12.8%
🔹NSW: 🔺Up 3.4%
🔹WA: 🔺Up 3.3%

🔹ACT: 🔻Down 8.5%
🔹VIC: 🔻Down 7.3%
🔹QLD: 🔻Down 6.9%

🔹NT: Data updated fortnightly

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Political support for surveillance of COVID waning in Australia despite waves of mutations.

Guidelines for ATAGI state that surveillance of infection rates, clinical outcomes, new variants and vaccine effectiveness is needed to inform future recommendations.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/25/covid-19-virus-what-caused-funding-slowing

Just got told about a family who have had covid at least NINE times. Both parents have serious health issues & other long covid symptoms. Children are also ruined. One has LC and can barely go to school. All are having problems. #COVID19Aus

🇦🇺Australia's weekly reported COVID numbers: 18 August 2023

🔸Deaths: 48 (-27) 48
🔸Cases: 5,310 (+6)

🔹NSW: 2,123 / 19
🔹QLD: 1,008 / NR
🔹WA: 711 / 11
🔹VIC: 517 / 15
🔹SA: 481 / NR
🔹TAS: 215 / 1
🔹ACT: 175 / 2
🔹NT: 80 / 0

NR = Not Reported

Change in reported weekly case numbers: 18 August 2023

🔸National: 🔺Up 0.1%

🔹VIC: 🔺Up 16.9%
🔹NSW: 🔺Up 6.5%
🔹WA: 🔺Up 5.0%

🔹QLD: 🔻Down 21.3%
🔹NT: 🔻Down 10.1%
🔹ACT: 🔻Down 8.3%
🔹SA: 🔻Down 4.3%
🔹TAS: 🔻Down 0.9%

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% Change in reported weekly case numbers: 11 August 2023

🔸National: 🔻Down 0.30%

🔹WA: 🔺Up 30.9%
🔹TAS: 🔺Up 7.4%
🔹ACT: 🔺Up 1.6%
🔹NSW: 🔺Up 0.75%

🔹VIC: 🔻Down 14.6%
🔹QLD: 🔻Down 4.6%
🔹SA: 🔻Down 4.3%
🔹NT: Data updated fortnightly

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🇦🇺Australia's weekly reported COVID numbers: 11 August 2023

🔸Deaths: 75 (+41)
🔸Cases: 5,304 (-16)

🔹NSW: 1,993 / 36
🔹QLD: 1,281 / NR
🔹WA: 677 / 10
🔹SA: 503 / NR
🔹VIC: 442 / 27
🔹TAS: 217 / 2
🔹ACT: 191 / 0
🔹NT: Data updated fortnightly

NR = Not Reported

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Sadly, 63 COVID deaths reported so far from just 2 states!

🔹NSW: 36
🔹Victoria: 27

Note: Other states and territories have yet to release their weekly COVID figures

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Source: https://covidlive.com.au/report/deaths

"23 Australians are dying every day from COVID-19 - but one age group continues to dominate the numbers. Find out who is most at risk."

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Source: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/the-australian-age-group-most-at-risk-still-dying-from-covid/news-story/92b97b75b864d916729ae6fe34fe471c

"Experts say latest COVID variant unlikely to cause new infection wave" - By Liam Mannix

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Source: https://smh.com.au/national/experts-say-latest-covid-variant-unlikely-to-cause-new-infection-wave-20230809-p5dv7e.html

Since the beginning of the vaccine rollout to 23 July 2023, more than 68 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been given in Australia.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has identified 14 reports where the cause of death was linked to vaccination from 996 reports received and reviewed. There have been no new vaccine-related deaths identified since 2022.

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Source: https://www.tga.gov.au/news/covid-19-vaccine-safety-reports/covid-19-vaccine-safety-report-27-07-2023

📋Australian weekly COVID-19 overview
As of 1st August 2023 (Federal data)
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Residential aged care vaccination rollout: 4 August 2023

🔹64.4% of eligible Aged Care residents have had their 2023 booster

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Source: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-update-4-august-2023?language=en

🇦🇺Australia's weekly reported COVID numbers: 4 August 2023

🔸Deaths: 34 (-138)
🔸Cases: 5,320 (-799)

🔹NSW: 1,978 / 20
🔹QLD: 1,344 / 0
🔹SA: 526 / 0
🔹VIC: 518 / 0
🔹WA: 517 / 11
🔹TAS: 202 / 1
🔹ACT: 188 / 2
🔹NT: 47 / 0

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COVID, hospital funding and preventative health in the news this week.

“We have to admit Covid isn’t over yet,” warned AMA President Professor Steve Robson

Professor Robson pointed to the fact “Covid is the third-most common cause that Australians still die from."

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Source: https://www.ama.com.au/ama-rounds/4-august-2023/articles/covid-hospital-funding-and-preventative-health-news-week

Hospital Acquired COVID-19 Infections and deaths.

"We call on Infection Prevention & Control to lead the collection of data & establish systems for transparent monitoring & reporting on hospital-acquired COVID-19."

We are failing our vulnerable patients right now, throughout the health system.

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Source: https://ozsage.org/media_releases/immediate-action-is-needed-to-reduce-hospital-acquired-covid-19-infections-and-deaths/

Doctors face hurdles in developing living COVID-19 guidelines.

The development of living guidelines for treating COVID-19 is vital to ensure that clinicians can provide the best quality care to their patients, but more Australian research is needed.

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Source: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2023/28/doctors-face-hurdles-in-developing-living-covid-19-guidelines/

Why we want to forget masks, lockdowns and social distancing but shouldn’t - by AMA president professor Steve Robson

We all want to forget masks, lockdowns and social distancing but the mayhem caused by Covid is not over. Here’s what every Australian can do.

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Source: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/health/why-we-want-to-forget-masks-lockdowns-and-soci

(2/2) COVID killing 25 a day on average in Australia, as people stop getting booster shots.

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Source: https://dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/health/covid-killing-25-a-day-on-average-in-australia-as-people-stop-getting-booster-shots/news-story/3a8532b81443d73828b9bd2877404d8a

(1/2) COVID killing 25 a day on average in Australia, as people stop getting booster shots.

"While most of us want to forget all about COVID, it’s not going away, with more than 5000 deaths from the virus so far this year. Read our special report on why the pandemic is far from over."

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Source: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/health/covid-killing-25-a-day-on-average-in-australia-as-people-stop-getting-booster-shots/news-story/3a8532b81443d73828b9bd2877404d8a

🇦🇺Australia's weekly reported COVID numbers: 28 July 2023

🔸Deaths: 169 (+78)
🔸Cases: 6,077 (-174)

🔹NSW: 1,949 / 34
🔹**QLD: 1,463/ 0
🔹*VIC: 1,102 / 43
🔹WA: 697 / 60
🔹**SA: 481/ 30
🔹TAS: 209 / 1
🔹ACT: 176 / 1
🔹NT: No data

*PCR tests only
** Federal data

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