GP coronavirus cases start to rise in Victoria
And Melbourne GP Dr Chris Higgins knows the fallout of a COVID-19 diagnosis all too well
Some 13 GPs and staff working in general practices in Victoria are currently battling coronavirus, new figures suggest.
There are still no national numbers on infections occurring within GP clinics, despite AMA calls for a register to be set up listing when and where healthcare worker cases are occurring.
But the data released on Thursday show that there have been 39 COVID-19 infections traced to GP clinics in the state since the beginning of the pandemic.
Health workers were making up 10% of active cases in Victoria (see table below) and the RACGP said it was aware of at least two GPs who were seriously unwell in hospital with COVID-19.
