Australian aged care homes reported 25 COVID-19 deaths in the week ending July 10.
This marks a slight increase from 23 deaths in the previous week and follows 27 deaths the week before that.
25 COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Aged Care Over a Week
Latest data shows 1,597 active COVID-19 cases in aged care, with 1,159 residents and 438 staff infected across 241 facilities nationwide.
A paramedic prepares a dose of AstraZeneca vaccine for patients at a walk-in COVID-19 clinic inside a Buddhist temple in the Smithfield suburb of Sydney on Aug. 4, 2021. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
