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COVID-19 cases in residential aged care homes hit 12-month high as 34 die of virus

Summary by The Weekly SOURCE
As winter conditions worsen, the number of aged care staff and residents who contracted COVID-19 in the last week increased 14% to more than 2,000, the highest level seen since last July. In the week to 19 June, 34 aged care residents died from COVID-19, taking the total toll for the pandemic to 7,424. Despite the recent increase in deaths, the 2025 COVID-19 fatality rate in residential aged care in 2025 is sitting at 1.4%, an improvement on the…
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The Weekly SOURCE broke the news in on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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