Are fewer Australians than usual dying during the coronavirus pandemic?

ABS to examine impact of lockdown on overall death rate, as funeral homes reduce hours and hospitals report fewer patients

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics will examine the impact of Covid-19 and social distancing measures on the overall death rate, amid suggestions fewer people than normal may have died during the lockdown period.

While Australia has seen 97 deaths related to Covid-19, doctors and nurses are reporting that emergency departments have been quieter overall, with people spending longer indoors, causing reductions in sport and work-related injuries.