COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 36 Reporting period ending 28 February 2021
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2021.45.14Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, acute respiratory disease, epidemiology, AustraliaAbstract
Trends – The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Australia remains low. The daily average number of cases for this reporting period was five, the same as the previous fortnight. There were 64 cases of COVID-19 and no deaths this fortnight, bringing the cumulative case count to 28,937 with 909 deaths.
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