Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[antycbr]

I also note that the 2021NYE Sydney Harbour Paid vantage points are undersubscribed - especially the popular Botanic gardens Fleet steps $395 pp was still available this morning.

People are taking matters into their own hands and making decisions for themselves.

Despite the numbers, no one is panic buying - especially the toilet paper.
95% vax rates


And I think people are self isolating when positive and self contact tracing and letting people they know they are positive

Let the people buy in to the problem rather than force solutions on them, and maybe we might be pleasantly surprised with the outcome. They just don’t want to be told what to do and they don’t want the police overseeing their every movement.

People are learning to live with Covid
The politicians and the media and those with a platform should learn the same.

My biggest hope is that in the population will continue to apply the hygiene lessons learnt during Covid and maybe reduce the high death rate during the winter months.

Botanic Gardens Foundation Members picnic. Not fully subscribed but not zero either. A comfortable crowd.

 

[Quickstatus]

Botanic Gardens Foundation Members picnic

Ah thanks..

That’s a lot better crowd wise. In past years it was like a Zoo

Where is that located in the BG in relation to the Fleeet Steps? Further toward Farm Cove?

It’s the getting there that is the problem

 

[antycbr]

Ah thanks..

That’s a lot better crowd wise. In past years it was like a Zoo

Where is that located in the BG in relation to the Fleeet Steps? Further toward Farm Cove?

It’s the getting there that is the problem

It’s in the area called Mare and Foal lawn, so sort of at the top of Farm Cove on the eastern side of the Cove…

 

[Quickstatus]

Mare and Foal lawn

Thanks. Fleet steps just further along.

 

[jakeseven7]

But reality is it's almost impossible to be identified as a close contact now.

At worst you get an alert to remain alert for symptoms (and the ServiceNSW app sends enough of those - think I've got 5 alerts for 2 crosses in my history)

With detected case rates this high now (who knows how high real cases are given it can be so mild) everyone should be on ‘alert’ for symptoms in general anyway so why bother with the QR code as well…. I think it’s kind of pointless now.

 

[oz_mark]

With detected case rates this high now (who knows how high real cases are given it can be so mild) everyone should be on ‘alert’ for symptoms in general anyway so why bother with the QR code as well…. I think it’s kind of pointless now.

Better keep the truck drivers out of WA too. !!

The way it's going, won't be anyone to drive trucks over anyway.

 

[love_the_life]

Two thousand in SA and just now all our testing stations shut from 10.30 until 5.30pm because umm, like omicron, a hot summer day in South Australia was completely unpredictable. Apparently.

I have a friend who is in ADL for a few days and has developed a sore throat so has gone to get tested - not overly complimentary on the level of information provided by SA Health.

 

[jase05]

I have a friend who is in ADL for a few days and has developed a sore throat so has gone to get tested - not overly complementary on the level of information provided by SA Health..

They are a shambles but I guess that’s what happens when years of economic abuse and neglect by the government happens

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Happy New Year AFFers

So the change in contact rules is obviously going to help. funny that the ABC left that bit out.

Its been ‘unofficial’ policy in some NSW hospitals since before Xmas Eve.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Meanwhile in Victoria yesterday

“There are 428 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria – 54 active cases in ICU, with 21 of those on a ventilator. There are an additional 43 cleared cases in ICU. Of those in hospital, 52 per cent were not fully vaccinated and of those in ICU, 100 per cent were not fully vaccinated."

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Using NSW Health weekly surveillance reports - for the week 5/12-11/12, it appears 35/184 (19%) of additional hospital patients are fully vaxxed, and at least 7/11 (63%) [2 fully vaxxed could be reclassification from another vaxxed category in a prior period] of additional ICU patients are fully vaxxed.

 

[jase05]

Masks mandatory in QLD from midnight in most indoor settings

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

NSW (111,995 active)
20/12 2501 positives, 144k tests, 261 hospital, 33 ICU
21/12 3057 positives, 136k tests, 284 hospital, 39 ICU
22/12 3763 positives, 151k tests, 302 hospital, 40 ICU
23/12 5715 positives, 160k tests, 347 hospital, 45 ICU
24/12 5612 positives, 164k tests, 382 hospital, 53 ICU
25/12 6288 positives, 149k tests, 388 hospital, 52 ICU
26/12 6394 positives, 109k tests, 458 hospital, 52 ICU
27/12 6324 positives, 97k tests, 521 hospital, 55 ICU
28/12 6062 positives, 93k tests, 557 hospital, 60 ICU
29/12 11201 positives, 157k tests, 625 hospital, 61 ICU
30/12 12226 positives, 97k tests, 747 hospital, 63 ICU
31/12 21151 positives, 148k tests, 834 hospital, 69 ICU
1/1 22577 positives, 119k tests, 901 hospital, 79 ICU

Victoria (24,161 active)
20/12 1302 positives, 71k tests, 406 hospital, 81 ICU
21/12 1245 positives, 66k tests, 392 hospital, 73 ICU
22/12 1503 positives, 92k tests, 394 hospital, 70 ICU
23/12 2005 positives, 85k tests, 398 hospital, 72 ICU
24/12 2095 positives, 81k tests, 397 hospital, 75 ICU
25/12 2108 positives, 83k tests, 361 hospital, 71 ICU
26/12 1608 positives, 72k tests, 374 hospital, 77 ICU
27/12 1999 positives, 57k tests, 368 hospital, 80 ICU
28/12 2738 positives, 66k tests, 361 hospital, 69 ICU
29/12 3767 positives, 75k tests, 397 hospital, 63 ICU
30/12 5137 positives, 81k tests, 395 hospital, 55 ICU
31/12 5919 positives, 66k tests, 428 hospital, 54 ICU
1/1 7442 positives, 63k tests, 451 hospital, 51 ICU

SA (9243 active 31/12)
20/12 105 positives, 20.2k tests, 5 hospital
21/12 154 positives, 17.9k tests, 5 hospital
22/12 198 positives, 22.0k tests, 5 hospital
23/12 484 positives, 25.1k tests, 7 hospital, 1 ICU
24/12 688 positives, 23.4k tests, 8 hospital, 1 ICU
25/12 634 positives, 21.5k tests, 12 hospital 2 ICU
26/12 774 positives, 20.6k tests, 17 hospital, 3 ICU
27/12 842 positives, 18.0k tests, 23 hospital, 4 ICU
28/12 995 positives, 20.0k tests, 36 hospital, 5 ICU
29/12 1472 positives, 22.7k tests, 37 hospital, 3 ICU
30/12 1374 positives, 23.4k tests, 37 hospital, 4 ICU
31/12 2093 positives, 25.9k tests, 44 hospital, 4 ICU
1/1 2100 positives, 23.7k tests, 71 hospital, 4 ICU

Qld (13,959 active)
20/12 59 positives, 13.3k tests
21/12 86 positives, 34.5k tests
22/12 186 positives, 29.9k tests, 1 hospital, 1 ICU
23/12 369 positives, 33.7k tests, 1 hospital, 1 ICU
24/12 589 positives, 30.6k tests, 2 hospital, 1 ICU
25/12 765 positives, 33.9k tests, 6 hospital
26/12 714 positives, 29.9 tests, 7 hospital
27/12 784 positives, 24.5k tests, 4 hospital
28/12 1158 positives, 32.0k tests, 6 hospital
29/12 1589 positives, 35.0k tests, 8 hospital
30/12 2222 positives, 35.7k tests, 29 hospital
31/12 3118 positives, 35.2k tests, 64 hospital, 1 ICU
1/1 2266 positives, 34.9k tests, 80 hospital, 1 ICU

ACT (1479 active)
20/12 13 positives, 4.0k tests, 3 hospital, 0 ICU
21/12 16 positives, 4.5k tests, 3 hospital, 0 ICU
22/12 58 positives, 3.7k tests, 3 hospital, 0 ICU
23/12 85 positives, 5.2k tests, 3 hospital, 0 ICU
24/12 102 positives, 5.1k tests, 2 hospital, 0 ICU
25/12 no update
26/12 71 positives, no tests noted, 1 hospital, 0 ICU
27/12 189 positives, 4.4k tests, 1 hospital
28/12 252 positives, 3.2k tests, 3 hospital
29/12 138 positives, 3.1k tests, 4 hospital
30/12 253 positives, 4.2k tests, 6 hospital
31/12 462 positives, 4.6k tests, 6 hospital
1/1 448 positives, 3.5k tests, 9 hospital

NT (247 active - 31/12)
20/12 3 positives (all local), 3.2k tests, 13 hospital, 1 ICU
21/12 14 positives (11 local), 2.4k tests, 15 hospital, 1 ICU
22/12 5 positives (3 local), 2.5k tests, 10 hospital, 2 ICU
23/12 10 positives (5 local), 2.6k tests, 11 hospital, 1 ICU
24/12 10 positives (1 local), 2.9k tests, 10 hospital, 1 ICU
25/12 19 positives (8 local), 1.9k tests, 19 hospital, 1 ICU
26/12 12 positives (4 local), 1.4k tests, 18 hospital, 1 ICU
27/12 13 positives (2 local), 1.7k tests, 15 hospital, 1 ICU
28/12 16 positives (5 local), 1.1k tests, 20 hospital, 1 ICU
29/12 no update
30/12 37 positives (9 local), 3.6k tests, 21 hospital, 0 ICU
31/12 60 positives (11 local - outbreak 167) 2.7k tests, 24 hospital, 0 ICU
1/1

Tasmania (938 active)
16/12 1 positive, 416.4k coughulative tests
17/12 2 positives, 417.7k coughulative tests
18/12 1 positive, 418.9k coughulative tests
19/12 3 positives, 420.3k coughulative tests
20/12 3 positives, 422.5k coughulative tests
21/12 4 positives, 424.4k coughulative tests
22/12 12 positives, 428.3k coughulative tests
23/12 26 positives, 431.3k coughulative tests, 1 hospital (but not for covid)
24/12 27 positives, 434.5k coughulative tests, 1 hospital (but not for covid)
25/12 33 positives, 437.6k coughulative tests, 1 hospital (but not for covid)
26/12 44 positives, 439.6k coughulative tests, 1 hospital (but not for covid)
27/12 35 positives, 441.0k coughulative tests, 1 hospital (but not for covid)
28/12 43 positives, 442.4k coughulative tests, 1 hospital (but not for covid)
29/12 55 positives, 446.8k coughulative tests 1 hospital (but not for covid)
30/12 92 positives, 449.0k coughulative tests, 3 hospital
31/12 137 positives, 451.1k coughulative tests, 4 hospital
1/1 428 positives, 452.6k coughulative tests, 2 hospital

WA (32 active - 31/12)
22/12 2 local positives, 0.6k tests (state-run)
23/12 1 local positive, 0.7k tests (state-run)
24/12 1 local positive, 10.7k tests (state-run)
25/12 6 local positives, 8.6k tests (state-run + private)
26/12 0 local positives, 3.3k tests
27/12 1 local positive, 4.7k tests
28/12 no local positives, 4.9k tests
29/12 no local positives, 4.3k tests
30/12 3 local positives, 5.1k tests
31/12 1 local positives- outbreak 14, 5.1k tests
1/1

 

[burmans]

Given testing queues and rule changes not sure of the veracity (or value) of no of cases anymore. Hospitalisations more important and seem to be increasing rapidly (and unfortunately likely to keep doing so). ICU admissions would seem to be next as experience shows they lag hospital admissions.

 

[oz_mark]

2 For WA today, 5,536 tests

 

[oz_mark]

Qld (13,959 active)
20/12 59 positives, 13.3k tests
21/12 86 positives, 34.5k tests
22/12 186 positives, 29.9k tests, 1 hospital, 1 ICU
23/12 369 positives, 33.7k tests, 1 hospital, 1 ICU
24/12 589 positives, 30.6k tests, 2 hospital, 1 ICU
25/12 765 positives, 33.9k tests, 6 hospital
26/12 714 positives, 29.9 tests, 7 hospital
27/12 784 positives, 24.5k tests, 4 hospital
28/12 1158 positives, 32.0k tests, 6 hospital
29/12 1589 positives, 35.0k tests, 8 hospital
30/12 2222 positives, 35.7k tests, 29 hospital
31/12 3118 positives, 35.2k tests, 64 hospital, 1 ICU
1/1 2266 positives, 34.9k tests, 80 hospital, 1 ICU

Queenslands 2266 was apparently on a 12 hour reporting period.

 

[jase05]

Queenslands 2266 was apparently on a 12 hour reporting period.

Yes, they are switching over to a 24hr reporting period from today so those figures are the 12hrs from 7am to 7pm yesterday

 

[lakeman]

Yes, they are switching over to a 24hr reporting period from today so those figures are the 12hrs from 7am to 7pm yesterday

.I saw the ministers explanation of this which was clear as mud.
Numbers of tests would reflect a change in the measurement period not a reduction to just 12 hrs statistics.

 

[jase05]

.I saw the ministers explanation of this which was clear as mud.
Numbers of tests would reflect a change in the measurement period not a reduction to just 12 hrs statistics.

The way I understood it was that from now the period will be a 24hr period from 7pm starting last night so therefore yesterday’s numbers were reflected in the 12hr period of 7am yesterday to 7pm.
Obviously I could be off the mark

 

[oz_mark]

The CHO gave a more understandable explanation. Moving from 7am->7am to 7pm->7pm