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Australian Bureau of Statistics points to more deaths from pneumonia, diabetes and dementia in March

Kirsten Lawson
Updated June 24 2020 - 6:25pm, first published 11:32am

More deaths were recorded in Australia from pneumonia, diabetes and dementia in the last week in March than past years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported, raising the question of whether coronavirus cases might have gone undetected.

Kirsten Lawson

Kirsten Lawson

Political reporter

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