Birx says federal health experts recommend bar closures in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and Virginia; Spain’s Covid-19 deaths could be 60% higher; Global deaths near 650,000. Follow the latest updates
- Victoria, Australia sees national record 532 new cases
- Pacific Islanders in US hospitalised with Covid-19 at up to 10 times the rate of other groups
- UK could impose more ‘handbrake restrictions’ on arrivals beyond Spain
- US records more than 1,000 Covid deaths a day as Republicans mull relief
- See all our coronavirus coverage
2.19am BST
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton is speaking now. He breaks down the cases linked to aged are facilities, and says, “Where there are outbreaks in aged care, the mortality is extremely high”:
The aged care outbreaks are absolutely a consequence of community transmission, but they represent a tragedy for the families involved for some private aged care facilities, the numbers are disturbing. There are now 84 cases linked to St Basil’s Home for TheAged in Fawkner. 82 in Estia Healthcare, 77 in Epping GardensAged Care in Epping. 62 in men Rocklife aged care in Essendon, 53 in Glenndale aged care in Werribee. 57in Kirk Bray Presbyterian homes in Kilsyth and 50 in Estia aged care inHeidelberg.
It’s hard to read these out without considering the residents in these facilities will be people’s parents, grandparents, great grandparents and they are at significant risk of dying. That’s an inescapable fact in these settings. Where there are outbreaks in aged care, the mortality is extremely high.
2.10am BST
Victoria state premier Daniel Andrews says six more people have died overnight, a lower toll than yesterday’s 10 deaths.
The deaths are, says Andrews: “A female in her 90s, a female in her 80s, a man in his 80s, a female in her 70s, and a male in his 70s, and a male in his 50s. Five of those six deaths are connected to outbreaks in aged care.”
Continue reading…Birx says federal health experts recommend bar closures in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and Virginia; Spain’s Covid-19 deaths could be 60% higher; Global deaths near 650,000. Follow the latest updatesVictoria, Australia sees national record 532 new casesPacific Islanders in US hospitalised with Covid-19 at up to 10 times the rate of other groupsUK could impose more ‘handbrake restrictions’ on arrivals beyond SpainUS records more than 1,000 Covid deaths a day as Republicans mull reliefSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.19am BSTVictoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton is speaking now. He breaks down the cases linked to aged are facilities, and says, “Where there are outbreaks in aged care, the mortality is extremely high”:The aged care outbreaks are absolutely a consequence of community transmission, but they represent a tragedy for the families involved for some private aged care facilities, the numbers are disturbing. There are now 84 cases linked to St Basil’s Home for TheAged in Fawkner. 82 in Estia Healthcare, 77 in Epping GardensAged Care in Epping. 62 in men Rocklife aged care in Essendon, 53 in Glenndale aged care in Werribee. 57in Kirk Bray Presbyterian homes in Kilsyth and 50 in Estia aged care inHeidelberg. It’s hard to read these out without considering the residents in these facilities will be people’s parents, grandparents, great grandparents and they are at significant risk of dying. That’s an inescapable fact in these settings. Where there are outbreaks in aged care, the mortality is extremely high. 2.10am BSTVictoria state premier Daniel Andrews says six more people have died overnight, a lower toll than yesterday’s 10 deaths. The deaths are, says Andrews: “A female in her 90s, a female in her 80s, a man in his 80s, a female in her 70s, and a male in his 70s, and a male in his 50s. Five of those six deaths are connected to outbreaks in aged care.” Continue reading…