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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Epidemiology Report on COVID-19, 28 February 2021
Author(s) -
Aboriginal,
Remote Covid Policy,
Implementation Branch
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
communicable diseases intelligence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.616
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2209-6051
DOI - 10.33321/cdi.2021.45.27
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , pacific islanders , epidemiology , geography , demography , disease , virology , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , population , pathology , sociology
Purpose: This report presents information on specific Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander surveillance indicators in the Australian National Disease Surveillance Plan for COVID-19, as well as additional aspects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response which have specific relevance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Reporting period: This report compiles data for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported according to the following time periods: cumulative: 25 January 2020 to 28 February 2021; this reporting period: 1 February to 28 February 2021. Where reporting periods differ, this is indicated in the text.