Aged care providers issue warning as COVID-19 ravages sector

There have been 389 virus related deaths recorded in aged care in January alone, more than throughout the whole of 2021 at 282.

There have been 389 virus related deaths recorded in aged care in January alone, more than throughout the whole of 2021 at 282. Source: Getty

In the last month alone, there have been 389 deaths in aged care homes.



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