Australia’s latest provisional mortality data show a continued decline in deaths from acute respiratory infections. In 2026, COVID‑19 deaths fell to the lowest monthly figures since July 2021, with 47 in February and 58 in March. Across the year to date, 155 COVID‑19 deaths have been recorded, compared with 152 influenza and 82 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) deaths. In 2025 the totals were 1,718 COVID‑19 deaths, 1,455 influenza deaths and 198 RSV deaths, and in 2024 the numbers were 5,121, 1,046 and 482 respectively. Victoria recorded the highest COVID‑19 death count in 2026 at 50 deaths. COVID‑19 deaths accounted for 0.9 % of all registered deaths in 2025, with similar low proportions in early 2026.
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