Here's an update on my metric for Australia and it's states and territories:
"Days since Health Leadership faced the public on COVID".
I'm tracking the last date that CMOs/CHOs etc in each jurisdiction last held a press conference or similar and took questions from the media on COVID.
No new events of that type occurred in the last week.
I've gathered these dates from my own research and some crowdsourcing. Let me know of any errors or updates and I will correct them.
Thanks to everyone who has helped gather and check this data.
Australia: March 30, 2023
Days since: 50
COVID Deaths reported since: 900
COVID Cases reported since: 242,292
NSW: April 11, 2023
Days since: 38
COVID Deaths reported since: 259
COVID Cases reported since: 73,786
VIC: August 1, 2022
Days since: 291
COVID Deaths reported since: 3,059
COVID Cases reported since: 521,076
It's believed about half of people with COVID-19 haven't been officially recorded, leading to a worrying number of people in hospital. But there are signs the worst could be behind us. Here's what authorities have to say.
QLD: April 4, 2023
Days since: 45
COVID Deaths reported since: 71 (note QLD stopped reporting these after May 5, 2023)
COVID Cases reported since: 27,525
About 4 million Queenslanders contracted COVID-19 at least once last year, infecting more people in a single year than any other virus in the state's history, Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said.
SA: March 31, 2023
Days since: 49
COVID Deaths reported since: 76
COVID Cases reported since: 19,165
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-31/sa-covid-update/102174186
WA: July 29, 2022
Days since: 294
COVID Deaths reported since: 571
COVID Cases reported since: 274,716
TAS: July 6, 2022
Days since: 317
COVID Deaths reported since: 192
COVID Cases reported since: 100,839
https://www.premier.tas.gov.au/covid-19_updates/press_conference_-_06_july_2022
NT: June 9, 2022
Days since: 344
COVID Deaths reported since: 47
COVID Cases reported since: 33,871
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-09/northern-territory-covid-natasha-fyles/101137616
Prior to today's announcement, people in the Northern Territory who worked in a wide range of industries — including teachers, hospitality workers and beauticians — needed all three COVID-19 vaccines to go into the office.
ACT: February 17, 2023
Days since: 91
COVID Deaths reported since: 13
COVID Cases reported since: 7,992
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-17/act-covid-19-death-toll-far-higher-than-reported/101989422
Interactive Australian covid stats dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-au-vaccinations#days-since-page
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Mike Honey
