Aust COVID death toll surpasses 11,100

Cassandra Morgan | July 24, 2022

More than 11,100 Australians have died with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

The country’s death toll rose by more than 100 on Saturday, with Victoria recording the most fatalities at 44.

NSW reported 41 deaths, while Queensland recorded eight, South Australia and the ACT three, and Western Australia two.

Tasmania reported one death of a person with COVID-19, while the Northern Territory recorded none. 

The daily toll pushed the country’s coronavirus deaths since the pandemic to 11,134.

As of Saturday, a little more than 71 per cent of Australia’s eligible population had received three or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.

That was an increase of more than 9500 people on the previous day, with booster coverage among aged care residents at 95 per cent. 

About 55 per cent of eligible Indigenous people have received three or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. 

As for fourth doses, about 31 per cent of the eligible population aged 30 and over have received their winter boosters. 

That figure hiked up to more than 65 per cent for those aged 65 and over.

It represented an overall daily increase for all eligible groups of nearly 91,500 people.