Surprise drop in suicides during pandemic

By Maureen Dettre
Updated December 23 2020 - 8:34am, first published 8:28am
NSW data reveals 807 people took their own life in the year to November - 46 fewer than in 2019.
NSW data reveals 807 people took their own life in the year to November - 46 fewer than in 2019.

In a year marked by devastating bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic, the number of lives lost to suicide in NSW has unexpectedly fallen by a "remarkable" five per cent.

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