Southern DHB investigating how man died from Covid-19 at home
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The Southern District Health Board is investigating how an Invercargill man known to have Covid-19 was able to die at home in New Zealand s only community death from the disease.
The death of Alister Peter Brookland, known as Barney, at his Kingswell home on April 14, was one of 66 serious adverse events, including four deaths, reported by the health board in 2019-20.
Brookland was in his 70s.
He was the 12th New Zealander to die from the virus.
He was linked to the Bluff wedding cluster, which has been connected to more than 90 cases, including the death of the groom s father.
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The Southern District Health Board is investigating how an Invercargill man known to have Covid-19 was able to die at home in New Zealand s only community death from the disease.
The death of Alister Peter Brookland, known as Barney, at his Kingswell home on April 14, was one of 66 serious adverse events, including four deaths, reported by the health board in 2019-20.
Brookland was in his 70s.
He was the 12th New Zealander to die from the virus.
“At the time of this tragic death we were still in the early stages of learning about this disease. “We need to draw on, and learn from our COVID -19 response, and as the death was unexpected it was recorded as an adverse event to ensure that we know as much as we can about what happened.” Millar said addressing how Brookland died at home would help the board understand whether his death was avoidable, and whether there were things it could do in the future to avoid a similar event. Brookland, known as Barney, was the 12th New Zealander to die from the virus and was linked to the Bluff wedding cluster.