Are fewer Australians than usual dying during the coronavirus pandemic?

The Australian Bureau of Statistics will examine the impact of Covid-19 and social distancing measures on the overall death rate, amid suggestions fewer people than normal may have died during the lockdown period.

While Australia has seen 97 deaths related to Covid-19, doctors and nurses are reporting that emergency departments have been quieter overall, with people spending longer indoors, causing reductions in sport and work-related injuries.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/06/are-fewer-australians-than-usual-dying-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic

Emergency department doctors say while they have seen a reduction in patients since social distancing measures began during the coronavirus pandemic, they a worried a reduction in presentations now might lead to an increase in sicker patients with more complications down the track.

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