Overview

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is releasing data and analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and welfare issues relevant to Australians. We are also monitoring the impact of the pandemic on the Australian health system.

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Between January 2020 and June in 2021, there were over 7,300 hospitalisations involving a COVID-19 diagnosis
Two in 5 (42%) who had experienced physical violence before the pandemic reported the violence from their partner had increased during the pandemic
By 30 April 2022 nearly 6 million cases had been confirmed in Australia since the start of the pandemic, and more than 7,000 COVID-19 related deaths
Use of mental health services increased during the pandemic, particularly for younger people

COVID-19 linked data

This data linkage project combines COVID-19 case data with a range of other data sets.

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Latest findings

The AIHW has expanded the coverage of the COVID-19 Register to include over 7 million linked COVID-19 cases

Linkage rates for Version 2.5 were generally similar to Version 2, with over 90% of records linked

Around 5–10% of COVID-19 cases in Australia reported symptoms persisting for more than 3 months

Key risk factors include severe COVID-19 illness, comorbidities, female sex and mid-adult age groups

The AIHW has established a COVID-19 linked data set

Over 90% of records supplied for the project were linked

The Australian Government Department of Health collates national data about COVID-19 (coronavirus) and other notifiable communicable diseases. Data is being published daily by 9pm AEST, visit Department of Health website.