Audit of ACT death certificates uncovers more COVID-19-related deaths in Canberra

 An audit of death certificates has revealed COVID-19 played a role in killing 61 more people in Canberra than previously thought.

ACT Health has adjusted its official tally of COVID-19-related deaths to 224 since the beginning of the outbreak in 2020 — a 37 per cent increase.

Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman said the under-reporting was the result of doctors submitting death certificates to the ACT registrar of births, deaths and marriages, but forgetting to report COVID-19-related deaths to ACT Health.

Reviews of deaths in other states and territories have revealed similar oversights.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-17/act-covid-19-death-toll-far-higher-than-reported/101989422




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