Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[moa999]

While we won't get LGA numbers until later in the day (typically 2pm), Dubbo looks bad

COVID-19 NSW

See the latest local COVID-19 information for your postcode/suburb/council in New South Wales.

covid19nsw.ethan.link

 

[bcworld]

Broken Hill case. Seems like the South Australia CHO is making all the right decisions despite all the ridicule she gets!

 

[lovetravellingoz]

So a case in Broken Hill.

A few months back I was planning with my sister and her partner to explore the region in late September.

 

[justinbrett]

While we won't get LGA numbers until later in the day (typically 2pm), Dubbo looks bad

COVID-19 NSW

See the latest local COVID-19 information for your postcode/suburb/council in New South Wales.

covid19nsw.ethan.link

Should be out already. We know HNE:
5 Maitland, 3 Newcastle, 2 Lake Macquarie.

I thought it was 16 Dubbo and 2 Bourke, but don't quote me.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Broken Hill case. Seems like the South Australia CHO is making all the right decisions despite all the ridicule she gets!

The SA CHO has been making a lot of right calls - previously just a month or two too early.

Pizzagate was based on someone initially lying apparently.

 

[justinbrett]

Yawn, more talk of ongoing restrictions at 80%.

I'm really disturbed by this. I've now heard it from WA, QLD and NSW.

In the short term, this risks the vaccination rollout. Some people won't want to bother.

If this truly is the future for Australia, I will be looking for a new country to live in.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Should be out already. We know HNE:
5 Maitland, 3 Newcastle, 2 Lake Macquarie.

I thought it was 16 Dubbo and 2 Bourke, but don't quote me.

ABC News - NSW cases in outside of Greater Sydney​

• 16 cases in Dubbo
• Ten in hunter New England (six of those Hunter New England cases were infectious in the community, and the source of one is still under investigation.)
• Five cases in Maitland
• Two cases in Newcastle
• Three cases in Lake Macquarie
• One case was reported in Broken Hill and Wilcannia, for which contact tracing is underway.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

While we won't get LGA numbers until later in the day (typically 2pm), Dubbo looks bad

COVID-19 NSW

See the latest local COVID-19 information for your postcode/suburb/council in New South Wales.

covid19nsw.ethan.link

Should be out already. We know HNE:
5 Maitland, 3 Newcastle, 2 Lake Macquarie.

I thought it was 16 Dubbo and 2 Bourke, but don't quote me.

Numbers from the written daily report are out (bolded regional)

Of the 452 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 189 are from Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 132 are from South Western Sydney LHD, 32 are from Sydney LHD, 25 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 24 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 18 are from Western NSW LHD, 13 are from Northern Sydney LHD, 10 are from Hunter New England LHD, one is from Central Coast LHD, one is from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD and seven cases are yet to be assigned to an LHD.

 

[justinbrett]

NSW Health just confirmed they are not listing all exposure locations on their website for metro Sydney, only the high risk locations. For Newcastle, Central Coast and Wollongong (and presumably the rest of NSW), they'll list all locations.

 

[Must...Fly!]

If this truly is the future for Australia, I will be looking for a new country to live in.

I have been wondering the same myself. It's not practical but the thought is hard to ignore, if as you say, that is the future.

I don't truly believe it will come to that though. People will not stand for it.

 

[burmans]

I'm really disturbed by this. I've now heard it from WA, QLD and NSW.

In the short term, this risks the vaccination rollout. Some people won't want to bother.

If this truly is the future for Australia, I will be looking for a new country to live in.

Too many people including here want a black or white answer whereas what we have is a spectrum. Before our latest lockdown, yes there were some restrictions but none really bothered me and I’d far rather that than what we currently have.

 

[justinbrett]

Too many people including here want a black or white answer whereas what we have is a spectrum. Before our latest lockdown, yes there were some restrictions but none really bothered me and I’d far rather that than what we currently have.

To what end? Covid isn't going away.

I don't want to wear a mask for the rest of my life. I want to be able to go overseas and not quarantine on return. I'd like to book an interstate holiday and not have to consider the public health environment.

I'd rather take the miniscule risk of dying of covid (having been double jabbed and living in a vaccinated society) than put up with those restrictions for the rest of my life.

 

[SydneySwan]

Has anyone been tabulating the number of cases against infringement notices issued? In NSW today cases were 452 and I think infringement notices were 579. I don't know if it would tell us anything but I am just curious.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

NSW Health just confirmed they are not listing all exposure locations on their website for metro Sydney, only the high risk locations. For Newcastle, Central Coast and Wollongong (and presumably the rest of NSW), they'll list all locations.

With a 5km movement zone for shopping and exercise in Greater Sydney - it would seem to make sense.

 

[justinbrett]

With a 5km movement zone for shopping and exercise in Greater Sydney - it would seem to make sense.

It's the same rules here (it's 5Km or within your LGA). Within the Sydney LGAs of concern, it's only 5Km.

 

[mannej]

To what end? Covid isn't going away.

I don't want to wear a mask for the rest of my life. I want to be able to go overseas and not quarantine on return. I'd like to book an interstate holiday and not have to consider the public health environment.

I'd rather take the miniscule risk of dying of covid (having been double jabbed and living in a vaccinated society) than put up with those restrictions for the rest of my life.

Intrastate let alone interstate.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Too many people including here want a black or white answer whereas what we have is a spectrum. Before our latest lockdown, yes there were some restrictions but none really bothered me and I’d far rather that than what we currently have.

The commentary on the Doherty report indicates restrictions post 80% are masks and social distancing where cases are around 30-40.....I'm sure some Australian jurisdictions will go lockdown, but they will also be the hard border jurisdictions.

Post automatically merged: Aug 17, 2021

It's the same rules here (it's 5Km or within your LGA). Within the Sydney LGAs of concern, it's only 5Km.

Yes, but to me it shows Newcastle is salvageable in the short term and the plan to to place them back into regional NSW restrictions.....numbers to zero there look possible

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Vic Presser:

Sutton.

On children:

• 50 active cases in Vic at present are in children under 10.
• One school aged child is known to have caught Covid while walking home with another school aged child (There was no other interaction with an infected person apart from in this period).
• One child is believed to have have been infected at a playground

24 cases today.

• 21 linked.
• 3 unlinked

Other team member:

21 linked today

• 3 Al Taqwa
• 9 Glenroy Primary School
• 4 St Kilda East (3 at the party) - One work related
• 2 Lygon St Apartment Tower
• 3 Newport

3 unlinked today

• St Kilda Resident
• 2 known to each other -St Kilda Resident and City of Melbourne Resident

Including past cases: 5 unlinked cases in total have links to St Kilda
So St Kilda is a key region of concern.


Party: Only 2 people have not yet returned a test result


Note my comments on the party:

• People may still turn positive later of course, but at least they will do so in quarantine, including household contacts
• So at present the party has not been a super-spreading event.

 

[bcworld]

ACT: 17 new cases.

 

[antycbr]

The commentary on the Doherty report indicates restrictions post 80% are masks and social distancing where cases are around 30-40.....I'm sure some Australian jurisdictions will go lockdown, but they will also be the hard border jurisdictions.

We have enough difficulty enforcing mask wearing now with active outbreaks and low vaccination. This isn't sustainable long term and people will just give up once vaccinations rise.

More importantly, people will stop investing in Australia whilst this chaos continues and seek to migrate. No government can afford that.