Aboriginal man in Dubbo first Indigenous person in Australia to die with Covid

Unvaccinated man in his 50s one of four people in NSW to die with Covid on Sunday

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An Aboriginal man in Dubbo has become the first Indigenous person in Australia to die with Covid-19.

The man in his 50s died in the Dubbo regional hospital on Sunday. He had been in intensive care and had underlying health issues, Western NSW local health district chief executive, Scott McLachlan, said.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/38pe9Aw