Tasmania has recorded 751 new covid cases, with one person admitted to hospital to be treated for virus symptoms.
The daily case figure comes from 2958 laboratory tests and takes the island state’s number of active infections to 3534.
One patient is being treated specifically for coronavirus symptoms, while four other people are in hospital for unrelated medical conditions.
Tasmania has recorded 751 new covid cases, with one person admitted to hospital to be treated for virus symptoms
One patient is being treated specifically for coronavirus symptoms, while four other people are in hospital for unrelated medical conditions
The daily case figure is a drop from Wednesday’s record of 867.
Of the active infections, 374 are being monitored at home and 64 are staying in community management facilities.
State Public Health Director Mark Veitch has said one-in-50 Tasmanians could be active cases in about a week, up from the current rate of about one-in-170.
He said Tasmania’s true case numbers could be double what is being recorded.
State Public Health Director Mark Veitch has said one-in-50 Tasmanians could be active cases in about a week, up from the current rate of about one-in-170
Tasmania had no cases when it reopened to mainland hotspots on December 15.
The news follows Western Australia’s announcement on Wednesday that they would be moving Tasmania and the ACT to the ‘extreme’ covid risk category.
The re-categorisation will happen at 12:01am on Saturday January 8 and Premiere Mark McGowan has warned all travelling residents to get home or risk lock out.
The news follows Western Australia’s announcement on Wednesday that they would be moving Tasmania and the ACT to the ‘extreme’ covid risk category
‘Because once the reclassification takes effect, they will not be able to do so, except for the most extraordinary circumstances,’ he said.
From Saturday WA will only accept ‘certain government and specialist workers’ from Tasmania and the ACT and will have to complete a 14-day hotel quarantine.
The Northern Territory will be the only state not classified in the ‘extreme risk’ category by Western Australia.
