Coronavirus Australia live updates: Sixth death at NSW aged care home

Australia recorded another "heartbreaking" death from the coronavirus this evening, taking the outbreak's death toll past 40.

A nursing home in Sydney has suffered its sixth coronavirus death.

 

The victim is a 90-year-old man, from the Dorothy Henderson Lodge aged care centre. He is the sixth resident of the facility to die from the virus. In total, 16 residents and five staff members have been infected.

“I have been on the phone this afternoon with the resident’s family, and I grieve with them in their loss. Our residents are not just numbers; they are beloved individuals in our care and the very reason we exist,” said Ross Low, CEO of BaptistCare, in a statement.

“It is nothing short of heartbreaking to have another resident lose their life to this virus.

“Our care staff and those who are part of Dorothy Henderson Lodge are doing their very best caring for our residents as they would their own family."

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The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia is now at 5800.

There are 2637 cases in NSW, 1158 in Victoria, 921 in Queensland, 460 in Western Australia, 411 in South Australia, 96 in the Australian Capital Territory, 89 in Tasmania and 28 in the Northern Territory.

The national death toll stands at 41.

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