Good morning. Fresh warnings are being issued over the devastating impact Covid continues to have in Australia, particularly on those in aged care. And Queensland are celebrating one of the greatest State of Origin boilovers in a dramatic decider.
Almost 100 aged care residents are dying from Covid each week, new data shows, with active cases linked to the more than 700 outbreaks in facilities reaching near-record levels for 2022. The industry fears that two-thirds of aged care homes across Australia may be grappling with outbreaks in the next six weeks. The data comes as the health minister Mark Butler, warned that “millions” of people will be infected in coming weeks, with a heartfelt plea from a vulnerable family urging politicians to follow medical advice on Covid measures, including masks.
