Disease and outbreak signals in Melbourne's news coverage, with the state as context for thin city-level signals.
Outbreak attention is easing rather than accelerating. Disease-outbreak coverage leads at 248 and coronavirus at 90, both receding, while asthma remains flat at 25. The broad health signal is calmer, but not uniformly improving.
| Signal | News Reported | Recent (2024–26) | Prior (2021–23) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 248 | 1 | 87 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 90 | 0 | 13 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 66 | 1 | 23 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 26 | 0 | 2 | ▼ receding |
| Asthma Outbreak | 25 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Outbreak | 20 | 3 | 4 | ▼ receding |
| Covid Outbreak | 19 | 0 | 13 | ▼ receding |
| Infectious Disease Outbreak | 13 | 1 | 4 | ▼ receding |
| Outbreak Control | 11 | 0 | 5 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Restriction | 9 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Vaccine Outbreak | 7 | 0 | 4 | ▼ receding |
| Quarantine Outbreak | 7 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 7 | 0 | 1 | ▼ receding |
| Aged Care Outbreak | 5 | 0 | 4 | ▼ receding |
| Signal | News Reported | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 286 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 96 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 86 | ▼ receding |
| Outbreak | 41 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 33 | ▼ receding |
| Covid Outbreak | 27 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 18 | ▼ receding |
| Asthma Outbreak | 18 | — flat |
| Infectious Disease Outbreak | 16 | ▼ receding |
| Outbreak Control | 16 | ▼ receding |
| Influenza Outbreak | 15 | — flat |
| Vaccine Outbreak | 12 | ▼ receding |
disease signals drawn from local news coverage
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