COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 32 Four-week reporting period ending 3 January 2021
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2021.45.1Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, acute respiratory disease, epidemiology, AustraliaAbstract
Australia continues to report low numbers of COVID-19 cases, with a total of 28,574 COVID-19 cases including 909 deaths reported nationally. There has been a recent shift from overseas-acquired cases to locally-acquired cases, largely attributed to localised outbreaks in New South Wales and Victoria this reporting period.
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