Predicted 15,000 COVID deaths 'too high'

By Tim Dornin
Updated June 16 2022 - 2:11pm, first published 2:05pm
More than 2000 lives could be saved if Australia reduced COVID-19 transmission by 20 per cent.
More than 2000 lives could be saved if Australia reduced COVID-19 transmission by 20 per cent.

Up to 15,000 Australians are expected to die of COVID-19 this year, and an infectious diseases expert says that is "way too high".

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