Nearly 2,000 Australian children have lost parents to Covid

For every 100 Covid-related death in Australia, around 13 young people lost one or both of their parents, ANU study finds

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Nearly 2,000 Australian children have lost a parent to Covid-19 during the pandemic, according to new data.

A global study by the Australian National University (ANU), based on 2021 data, has estimated that for every 100 Covid-related death in Australia, around 13 young people lost one or both of their parents.