#Flu in Australia
😷We were looking at another #Flunami -equalling Jan & Feb then March & unprecedented physical distancing happened.
🤧21,104 lab confirmed cases reported in 2020; 1,065 from April onwards
🤧117 cases in August, a traditionally peak month
Source of those numbers: www9.health.gov.au/cda/source/rpt…
😷Looking at some sentinel lab results to 23AUG, FluA viruses (87% of all confirmed), mostly the A/H1N1 strain, *were* dominating in Aus before restrictions for #COVID19 were rolled out
🤧Yes, there has still be #flu testing during pandemic in Aus-up to 30,000 tests/week
Source of those graphs: www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/…
🤧Hospitalization due to the #flu has been crushed; a benefit in terms of health and $ costs attributable to physical distancing - a small silver lining
😷And for added extra, check out how much *above* the 5-year average weekly flu testing NSW has been doing. #Flu definitely smashed in Aus.
Amazing what we can do and the lives we can save.
Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/cov…
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