Scale of aged care Covid deaths laid bare as staff prepare to strike

Analysis shows more than 1,400 deaths reported by providers so far in 2022, dwarfing the first two years of pandemic

• Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing

Aged care providers have reported more than 350 Covid deaths since the election campaign began and continue to grapple with at least 60 deaths a week, government data shows.

An analysis of government data, conducted by the United Workers Union and confirmed by the Guardian, shows that Covid deaths in aged care facilities are now occurring at rates unseen in the first two years of the pandemic.