Differences in ED attendances between 2019 pre-COVID-19 and 2020 COVID-19 (based on the periods 14 March 2019 to 28 April 2019 and 12 March 2020 to 26 April 2020, respectively, matched on day of the week)
| 2019 pre-COVID-19 | 2020 COVID-19 | Percentage change (95% CI) | |
| Total | 30 412 | 16 217 | −46.7% (−50.4% to −42.9%) |
| Age | |||
| <1 year | 954 | 471 | −50.6% (−55.2% to −46.1%) |
| 1–4 years | 2318 | 1068 | −53.9% (−59.4% to −48.5%) |
| 5–14 years | 3026 | 1075 | −64.5% (−70.8% to −58.2%) |
| 15–44 years | 10 982 | 5636 | −48.7% (−53.0% to −44.4%) |
| 45–64 years | 5842 | 3596 | −38.5% (−42.0% to −34.9%) |
| ≥65 years | 7143 | 4360 | −39.0% (−42.1% to −35.8%) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 15 438 | 8171 | −47.1% (−50.6% to −43.5%) |
| Male | 14 959 | 8020 | −46.4% (−50.4% to −42.4%) |
| Day of the week | |||
| Monday | 33 594 | 16 778 | −50.1% (−59.3% to −40.9%) |
| Tuesday | 31 394 | 15 627 | −50.2% (−59.2% to −41.2%) |
| Wednesday | 30 498 | 15 385 | −49.6% (−55.4% to −43.7%) |
| Thursday | 30 241 | 16 752 | −44.6% (−55.3% to −33.9%) |
| Friday | 29 682 | 16 456 | −44.6% (−53.5% to −35.6%) |
| Saturday | 28 675 | 16 358 | −43.0% (−52.8% to −33.1%) |
| Sunday | 29 410 | 16 042 | −45.5% (−54.2% to −36.7%) |
| Acuity | |||
| 1: Immediate | 370 | 256 | −30.7% (−33.9% to −27.6%) |
| 2: Very urgent | 2336 | 1504 | −35.6% (−38.2% to −33.0%) |
| 3: Urgent | 9416 | 5642 | −40.1% (−43.5% to −36.7%) |
| 4: Standard | 11 818 | 5455 | −53.8% (−58.0% to −49.7%) |
| 5: Low acuity | 1284 | 684 | −46.7% (−54.3% to −39.0%) |
| Selected syndromic indicators | |||
| Acute respiratory infections | 1757 | 1679 | −4.4% (−9.5% to 0.6%) |
| Gastroenteritis | 356 | 118 | −66.9% (−71.4% to −62.4%) |
| Myocardial ischaemia | 357 | 199 | −44.2% (−48.8% to −39.7%) |