IN AUSTRALIA, hospitalisations involving a COVID-19 diagnosis jumped from 4,700 in 2020-2021 to 263,000 in 2021-2022, according to a report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Overall hospitalisations decreased by 2.1% over that same time period.
For those with COVID-19-related hospitalisations, one in five had at least one chronic health condition, 3% ended up in intensive care, 1.3% required ventilation, and 2% died in hospital.
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