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Duncan Murray

UNBELIEVABLE: Covid complacency as virus becomes third most deadly - The Untold Story

The rise of COVID-19 to Australia's third biggest killer has prompted a warning against complacency. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

COVID-19 has skyrocketed to become the third leading cause of death among Australians in 2022, raising a dire warning from experts who insist the pandemic is not over despite widespread messaging to the contrary.

Over 20,000 more people died last year than would have if there was no pandemic, according to figures released by the Actuaries Institute on Thursday.

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