Jennifer Hamilton MD PhDPart of Australia is having a diphtheria outbreak, and the BBC is reporting the first death.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c759q6y26w3o
From what I can tell, the outbreak is concentrated among the Indigenous population. What I can't tell from the BBC article is whether that's because of limited health services, people declining/not trusting vaccines, or what. I'd love to get more info from people closer to it.
