ABS data released yesterday shows that COVID-19 measures such as social distancing and self-isolating when sick has resulted in a sharp fall in the total number of deaths nationwide since mid-May, mainly by reducing incidences of flu and other respiratory diseases:
79878 doctor certified deaths occurred between 1 January 2020 and 28 July 2020.
Deaths have been below historical averages since mid May…
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
