reported. According to data from the Ministry of Health, as of December 23, there were 6,588 active cases in nursing homes across Australia, including nurses and residents.
Last week, a total of 102 people died in nursing homes, accounting for 5.8% of the total number of deaths. There have also been 5,869 new cases in nursing homes since December 15. The
report also stated that the authorities will not release new epidemic data before January 6, which means that it will not be known until next year how many new cases were confirmed in a week including Christmas.
But the good news is that most nursing home residents who are eligible for the fourth dose have already received the vaccine . As of last week, a total of 134,422 households (more than 84%) had received the fourth dose.
At the same time, due to the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, there is a shortage of nursing staff. The outbreak has affected 155,233 care worker shifts, including 2,179 over the past seven days. On 9 February 2022, the Australian Defense Force also supported 542 aged care homes.
