❓ Mr. Love's question seeks data on COVID-19 hospital admissions and the estimated prevalence of long COVID in WA. The response provides admission numbers for 2020-2023 but lacks 2024 data and a long COVID prevalence estimate due to data limitations.
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I refer to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and I ask: (a) How many COVID admissions presented in public hospitals in: (i) 2020; (ii) 2021; (iii) 2022; (iv) 2023; and (v) 2024-to date; and (b) How many Western Australians are estimated to be suffering from long COVID?
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Answered
7 August 2024
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
6 days
(a) (i) 150
(ii) 30
(iii) 11,591
(iv) 7,847
(v) Due to admitted activity coding delays, separations are not yet available for 2024.
(b) Long COVID is a multisystemic disease that affects each individual uniquely, some mild, others complex. Long COVID diagnosis is a diagnosis of exclusion which is predominantly managed in the primary care sector. As such, estimates of those currently suffering from long COVID cannot be obtained.
(ii) 30
(iii) 11,591
(iv) 7,847
(v) Due to admitted activity coding delays, separations are not yet available for 2024.
(b) Long COVID is a multisystemic disease that affects each individual uniquely, some mild, others complex. Long COVID diagnosis is a diagnosis of exclusion which is predominantly managed in the primary care sector. As such, estimates of those currently suffering from long COVID cannot be obtained.
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