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Scale of Australia’s aged care Covid deaths laid bare as staff prepare to strike
Analysis shows more than 1,400 deaths reported by providers so far in 2022, dwarfing the first two years of pandemic
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Aged care providers have reported more than 350 Covid deaths since the election campaign began and continue to grapple with at least 60 deaths a week, government data shows.
An analysis of government data, conducted by the United Workers Union and confirmed by the Guardian, shows that Covid deaths in aged care facilities are now occurring at rates unseen in the first two years of the pandemic.
Read the original article at The Guardian