Jeremy Rockliff,Minister for Health
Overnight, Tasmania has recorded 2,009 new cases with 1,806 people recovered and released from isolation in that time.
The total number of active cases currently stands at 10,247 and the total number of people who have recovered is now 65,071.
There are 28 people in hospital with COVID and of these, nine are being treated specifically for COVID.
There is currently no one being cared for in the ICU.
Sadly, I can confirm that a woman in her 90s, who was in a residential aged care facility in the State’s north, died yesterday.
I would like to pass on my sincerest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of the woman who has sadly passed away.
The evidence remains clear that the most important thing you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones is to remain up to date with your COVID vaccination.
Vaccination remains our best protection against COVID – and this now includes the booster dose.
More than 64.27 per cent of Tasmanians have now received their booster dose, and we want to see even more people turn up and boost their protection against COVID, particularly before we head into the winter season. Importantly over 80 per cent of our over 50 population have now been boosted.
If you’re due for your booster, please make a booking as soon as possible at either a state-run vaccination clinic, your local GP or pharmacy.
Our 5-11-year-old vaccination continues to proceed well, and we are leading the country with nearly 63 per cent of our children vaccinated with one dose, and 31.5 per cent now fully vaccinated having had their second dose.
I encourage parents who have yet to book their children in for a vaccine to do it as soon as possible to give their family the best protection against COVID-19.
Please, don’t forget the important COVID safe behaviours – wash your hands and sanitise, cover coughs and sneezes and importantly, stay home and do a test if you’re unwell.
We will continue to keep Tasmanians informed at every step moving forward as the pandemic continues to evolve.
