Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[jakeseven7]

Certainly not having a shot at you.

They are obviously missing some - that has been the hallmark of Omicron world-wide.

However, the absence of any sign of an exponential increase but more tellingly, the absence of hospitalisations, indicates that very little of consequence is going on. Yet they harp on about more testing - under a pointless scenario.

If the recent research holds true about 80% of vaccinated people are asymptomatic… then why would they test I guess….? For fun?

Everyone knows WA true case count is probably 4-5x what is being picked up. It’s such a highly vaccinated population.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Certainly not having a shot at you.

They are obviously missing some - that has been the hallmark of Omicron world-wide.

However, the absence of any sign of an exponential increase but more tellingly, the absence of hospitalisations, indicates that very little of consequence is going on. Yet they harp on about more testing - under a pointless scenario.

I think that the very high booster rate achieved in WA before Omicron arrived will be assisting greatly in reducing the more severe health outcomes.

Though general hospitalisations should be picking up something.......that is if they are testing the asymptomatic. If they are not then that high booster rate may be masking infections.

However it is only really serious health outcomes that matter and not found infections ,called cases. So WA may never see the same case rate of the east, even if infections do eventually become widespread.

 

[jakeseven7]

However it is only really serious health outcomes that matter and not found infections ,called cases. So WA may never see the same case rate of the east, even if infections do eventually become widespread.

They actually will if they keep delaying the border opening because the effectiveness will wane from the previous bunch of vaccinations which could well lead to greater spread ironically!

 

[oz_mark]

Western Australia has reported a total of 62 new COVID-19 infections today.

48 were recorded locally
14 people tested positive having travelled from interstate.

Nobody is in hospital with COVID-19 in WA.

 

[Must...Fly!]

Nobody is in hospital with COVID-19 in WA.

That's not the script...

 

[jakeseven7]

Personally I don’t care and would still wear masks if I get like it

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Dr Nick Coatsworth predicts end to nationwide mask mandates​

Dr Nick Coatsworth has called on a re-evaluation of Australia’s mask mandates in school, citing a lack of scientific evidence backing their effectiveness.

A top doctor has called on an end to mandatory face masks

Face masks could soon be a thing of the past according to one of Australia’s top doctors, who has called on their use to be re-evaluated in certain settings.

www.news.com.au

 

[oz_mark]

WA Health recorded 115 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.

13 cases have also been recorded related to travel.

Today’s new cases include four self-reported RATs.

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New active cases: 128
- Local: 115
- Other: 13
Total WA cases: 2,509
Total WA recoveries: 2,055
Active cases: 444
Cases in hospital: 0

Vaccinations administered yesterday: 22,367
Total vaccines administered in WA: 5,383,237
Third doses administered: 1,107,720
(53.3% of Western Australians aged 16 and over)
Second doses administered: 2,097,363
(95.0% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)
First doses administered: 2,177,273
(98.6% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)



- COVID Testing -
PCR tests administered yesterday: 7,938

 

[jrfsp]

3 deaths in the NT all indigenous people in remote communities, 2 in their 40s. Unsurprisingly they had other health conditions.

Even with vaccination COVID was always going to be fairly devastating in these communities and i do worry what is to come for many of them.

 

[andye]

3 deaths in the NT all indigenous people in remote communities, 2 in their 40s. Unsurprisingly they had other health conditions.

Even with vaccination COVID was always going to be fairly devastating in these communities and i do worry what is to come for many of them.

I'm sure this has been playing on many minds in government and health.
Probably one of the reasons for the country's tough approach to borders until vaccination levels high
Sadly I understand vaccine hesitancy is rife in indigenous communities; those inciting it should (but no doubt won't) have troubled consciences

 

[Must...Fly!]

WA Health recorded 115 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.

13 cases have also been recorded related to travel.

Today’s new cases include four self-reported RATs.

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New active cases: 128
- Local: 115
- Other: 13
Total WA cases: 2,509
Total WA recoveries: 2,055
Active cases: 444
Cases in hospital: 0

Vaccinations administered yesterday: 22,367
Total vaccines administered in WA: 5,383,237
Third doses administered: 1,107,720
(53.3% of Western Australians aged 16 and over)
Second doses administered: 2,097,363
(95.0% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)
First doses administered: 2,177,273
(98.6% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)



- COVID Testing -
PCR tests administered yesterday: 7,938

Aaand take off...

 

[jakeseven7]

Aaand take off...

Up up and away. Hopefully this means more flights taking off soon too!

 

[Must...Fly!]

It has reached the North West, so it's spreading very far and wide now. Somewhat concerned for the indigenous communities. Mum is working in a remote town and they have had cases in the past few days. Hopefully she avoids it/vaccines do their job!

 

[oz_mark]

Up up and away. Hopefully this means more flights taking off soon too!

Chris Billington has some interesting projections. Progression of the COVID outbreak in Western Australia

It has reached the North West, so it's spreading very far and wide now. Somewhat concerned for the indigenous communities. Mum is working in a remote town and they have had cases in the past few days. Hopefully she avoids it/vaccines do their job!

It's definitely all over the place now. Tom Price and Newman have been mentioned today, but it is also all over the south west.

 

[Pushka]

Chris Billington has some interesting projections. Progression of the COVID outbreak in Western Australia




It's definitely all over the place now. Tom Price and Newman have been mentioned today, but it is also all over the south west.

Have relatives in Tom Price so no doubt will hear about it. Their communities aren't exactly well provisioned for very sick people but hopefully a younger fitter population.

 

[JohnM]

Chris Billington has some interesting projections. Progression of the COVID outbreak in Western Australia

Sshhh - don't tell our utterly thick health minister that this bloke is a physicist and not a doctor - so what would he know about epidemiological modelling?...

Meanwhile, our CHO is fiddling on his abacus...

 

[moa999]

NSW to roll back QR codes and masks from Fri 25th.

NSW eases COVID-19 restrictions early after 'a difficult two years'

The use of masks and QR codes will be scaled back next week under new COVID rules announced by the NSW government, while singing and dancing will be permitted from tomorrow.

www.abc.net.au

Fair enough on QR codes.
I haven't had an alert now for weeks, so they aren't even processing them.

 

[N860CR]

NSW to roll back QR codes and masks from Fri 25th.

NSW eases COVID-19 restrictions early after 'a difficult two years'

The use of masks and QR codes will be scaled back next week under new COVID rules announced by the NSW government, while singing and dancing will be permitted from tomorrow.

www.abc.net.au

Fair enough on QR codes.
I haven't had an alert now for weeks, so they aren't even processing them.

That prompted me to have a look. Bunnings was my usual alert site (largely because it’s the only retailer who enforced it strictly) however my last 5 visits have no alerts. Got one at the pub last Friday night, but I did forget to checkout so who knows when that could have been.

Realistically, you’d have to be pretty dense to rely on a QR Code alert (especially at a massive hardware store or supermarket) as a trigger for something. Then again, logic went out the window long ago for many.

 

[jeza]

Have relatives in Tom Price so no doubt will hear about it. Their communities aren't exactly well provisioned for very sick people but hopefully a younger fitter population.

Heard an ABC News report this morning that 9 Covid +ve people were at Gage Roads last Friday so that (& a few more similar seeding events) might give the numbers a bit of a help along.

Let's get the damn border open!

Edit: the latest report on the ABC website mentions 9 have since tested positive, so a bit different to what was on the radio

WA Premier attended COVID-19 spreader event as the state records 177 local cases amid steep Omicron rise

Mark McGowan says he was at a large function last week after which nine people subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, as Western Australia sets a new daily record for cases of the virus.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Pushka]

Heard an ABC News report this morning that 9 Covid +ve people were at Gage Roads last Friday so that (& a few more similar seeding events) might give the numbers a bit of a help along.

Let's get the damn border open!

Edit: the latest report on the ABC website mentions 9 have since tested positive, so a bit different to what was on the radio

WA Premier attended COVID-19 spreader event as the state records 177 local cases amid steep Omicron rise

Mark McGowan says he was at a large function last week after which nine people subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, as Western Australia sets a new daily record for cases of the virus.

www.abc.net.au

How convenient he wasn’t there for the requisite 2 hour period. 1 hour 45 minutes.

 

[oz_mark]

WA Health is reporting a total of 189 new cases to 8pm last night. Of these, 177 are local cases and 12 travel-related.

Today’s new cases include 33 self-reported positive RATs.

Today’s figures bring the State’s total number of active COVID-19 cases to 574. There is currently no-one in hospital.

WA has recorded 2,693 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with 2,109 recovering from the virus.


7,502 people received PCR tests at either state-run or private pathology clinics yesterday.


(We seem to have given up on reporting unlinked cases)