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COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia began on 25 January 2020, in Victoria. A man who had returned from Wuhan, China, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.[2]
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COVID-19 pandemic in Australia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Australia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Melbourne, Victoria |
Arrival date | 25 January 2020 (4 years, 5 months, 1 week and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 11,831,918[1] |
Deaths | 25,129[1] |
Fatality rate | 0.21% |
Vaccinations | |
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The Australian government stopped all non-residents from entering the country on 20 March.[3] Social distancing rules were put in place on 21 March. The state governments closed "non-essential" services.[4][5] This included social gathering places such as hotels and clubs, but not businesses such as construction, manufacturing and many retail stores.[6]
The number of new cases grew sharply, until reaching about 350 per day on 22 March. The numbers stayed around 350, and then started falling at the beginning of April. At the end of April it was under 20 cases per day.[7] As of April 30, 2024, 11,831,918 cases of COVID-19 have been reported, and 25,129 people have died of COVID-19.[8]