Tasmania records 27 new cases of Covid-19 – a new daily high for the state
Tasmania records 27 new cases of Covid-19 – a new daily high for the state since the beginning of the pandemic
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Tasmania has recorded 27 new coronavirus infections, the island state’s most on a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.
The cases, reported on Friday, lift the number of active infections in the state to 79.
It comes a day after Tasmania recorded 26 cases, surpassing its previous record.
All the active cases have come since December 15, when the state reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travellers.
Thirty-seven cases are being managed at home, 21 at a community facility and 19 are still being assessed or processed.
Tasmania has recorded 27 new COVID-19 infections – a new daily high for the island state.
One case is in hospital for a different medical condition.
Health authorities had warned there would soon be locally transmitted cases.
‘Within the coming days, we will start to see occasional cases of people who have been infected in Tasmania,’ Public Health Director Mark Veitch said on Thursday.
‘That’s a very important reason to be mindful of the community risk and to take steps to reduce the risk of getting infected.’
More than 91 per cent of Tasmanians aged over 12 are fully vaccinated.
