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Experts warn there are far more Covid cases in Australia than the numbers reported

Epidemiologists warn ‘there are certainly far more’ Omicron cases than officially reported

Australia’s Covid case numbers are likely much higher than is currently being reported, with epidemiologists calling for random sampling to discover the true rate in the community.

At the peak of the first Omicron wave earlier this year, there were estimates that cases were up to 10 times higher than officially reported due to lengthy PCR wait times and the nationwide shortage of rapid antigen tests.

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