Suicide figures show no increase in rate in NSW or Victoria during Covid

There has not been an overall spike in numbers in a year that has delivered so many challenges,' minister says

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Contrary to some community fears, the Covid-19 pandemic has not seen a rise in suicides in either Victoria or New South Wales.

The first report from the NSW health ministry's suicide monitoring system" shows that 673 people from the state took their own life in the first nine months of the year. This compares with 672 for the same period last year.