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Covid cases continue to fall

Thursday, 21 April 2022 06:30

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The number of Covid cases and infections continue to fall.

The latest update from the Federal Health Office shows the incidence rate – the number of infections per 100,000 people, has dropped below 1,000 at 939. Only 10% of intensive care beds are for Covid cases.

The number of cases fell by more than 29% in a week and hospitalizations by nearly 38%.

The number of deaths is now averaging 5 a day. It hasn’t been that low for 6 months.

Since the beginning of the month, the Health Office is only publishing the figures weekly. 

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