Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[Must...Fly!]

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

You wouldn't be suggesting contact tracing is falling over already would you?

A bit like it did everywhere else in the country 2 months ago?

Said it before and I'll say it again.

Let's do the time warp again

 

[jrfsp]

You wouldn't be suggesting contact tracing is falling over already would you?

A bit like it did everywhere else in the country 2 months ago?

Said it before and I'll say it again.

Let's do the time warp again

Its not the Wait Awhile state for nothing. The ensuing peak only 3 months or so after the other states is actually pretty quick for WA.

 

[OATEK]

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.

I still get some alerts, the last one for Woolies on Monday on a 5 minute visit for 2 items. Ever since close contacts were revised to 4hrs together at home, the value of QR codes has been questionable.

 

[jrfsp]

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

Prominent Northern Territory anti-vaxxer arrested in East Arnhem Land over breach of health directions

Northern Territory police have confirmed that three people have been arrested, charged and directed to leave Yirrkala, as elders brand their presence in the remote community as "dangerous".

www.abc.net.au

Lets hope they throw the book at him

 

[jakeseven7]

You wouldn't be suggesting contact tracing is falling over already would you?

A bit like it did everywhere else in the country 2 months ago?

Said it before and I'll say it again.

Let's do the time warp again

Casuals are out the door in WA so yes all has been lost now

 

[oz_mark]

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

I do wonder how this 2 hour rule is going to play out.

1) People leave venues after 1 hour and 45 minutes (bad for venue)
2) People tell fibs about how long they have been there

I have an idea about which of those will happen!

 

[Pushka]

I do wonder how this 2 hour rule is going to play out.

1) People leave venues after 1 hour and 45 minutes (bad for venue)
2) People tell fibs about how long they have been there

I have an idea about which of those will happen!

I think the Premier has shown the lead tbh. As if 15 minutes makes a diddly squat difference to anything. What a joke this whole thing is. In SA it's 15 minutes if no masks and within 1.5 metres. I don't think we have the 2 hour or 4 hour thing. And pretty much anything goes here now because the Adelaide Fringe starts tonight and that won't end well.

What frustrates me most is that they all act under the same (insert appropriate expletives) Health Advice and all have markedly different outcomes.

 

[oz_mark]

WA Health recorded 194 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.

Today’s new cases include 18 self-reported positive RATs.

8 cases have also been recorded related to travel.

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New active cases: 202
- Local: 194
- Other: 8
Total WA cases: 2,892
Total WA recoveries: 2,158
Active cases: 724
Cases in hospital: 0
Vaccinations administered yesterday: 22,546

Total vaccines administered in WA: 5,433,402
Third doses administered: 1,148,781
(55.3% of Western Australians aged 16 and over)
Second doses administered: 2,103,738
(95.3% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)
First doses administered: 2,180,036
(98.7% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)


- COVID Testing -
PCR tests administered yesterday: 9,305

 

[oznflfan]

WA Health recorded 194 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.

Today’s new cases include 18 self-reported positive RATs.

8 cases have also been recorded related to travel.

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New active cases: 202
- Local: 194
- Other: 8
Total WA cases: 2,892
Total WA recoveries: 2,158
Active cases: 724
Cases in hospital: 0
Vaccinations administered yesterday: 22,546

Total vaccines administered in WA: 5,433,402
Third doses administered: 1,148,781
(55.3% of Western Australians aged 16 and over)
Second doses administered: 2,103,738
(95.3% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)
First doses administered: 2,180,036
(98.7% of Western Australians aged 12 and over)


- COVID Testing -
PCR tests administered yesterday: 9,305

Maybe he'll announce a lockdown until his expert health advice predicts 90%+ third dose completion. Crush and kill the virulent lethal WA strain of COVID that he has put the fear of god into WA citizens. Don't forget no news from the Eastern States makes it though the WA Hard Border,

 

[oz_mark]

Maybe he'll announce a lockdown until his expert health advice predicts 90%+ third dose completion. Crush and kill the virulent lethal WA strain of COVID that he has put the fear of god into WA citizens. Don't forget no news from the Eastern States makes it though the WA Hard Border,

I understand there's a press conference coming up. I'm sure we're not far away from capacity limits, but we'll see..

 

[oz_mark]

Taking it's toll on business in the CBD. Maybe like the cities 'over east' Perth is in 'lockdown by default'

Shadow lockdown hits Perth ahead of COVID wave, leaving the city resembling a ghost town

Office towers, malls and footpaths that are usually bustling with office workers are unusually quiet as a shadow lockdown hits the Perth CBD, with businesses bracing for an onslaught of COVID cases.

www.abc.net.au

 

[antycbr]

Taking it's toll on business in the CBD. Maybe like the cities 'over east' Perth is in 'lockdown by default'

Shadow lockdown hits Perth ahead of COVID wave, leaving the city resembling a ghost town

Office towers, malls and footpaths that are usually bustling with office workers are unusually quiet as a shadow lockdown hits the Perth CBD, with businesses bracing for an onslaught of COVID cases.

www.abc.net.au

And if you hype up the fear factor it’ll be worse, Marko…

 

[drron]

And if you hype up the fear factor it’ll be worse, Marko…

Indeed.Here in Tasmania restaurant numbers dropped dramatically after the Tassie border opened. The locals were scared. Before opening always had to book our favourite restaurants. afterwards no need. Although wise to ring as if no bookings the restaurant may well not be open.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Today passing 3 million recorded positives in Australia since the start of the pandemic.....

NSW (108,729 active (PCR+/RAT+) – 21,000 public hospital beds, 884 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 2943 – January 2022, ICU: 242 – September 2021]
Paused surgery to 75% capacity (private, regional/rural public) resuming 7/2 – announced 1/2

11/2 3661 PCR+, 44k tests, 5289 RAT+, 1716 hospital, 108 ICU
12/2 3288 PCR+, 31k tests, 4895 RAT+, 1650 hospital, 104 ICU
13/2 2385 PCR+, 26k tests, 4301 RAT+, 1614 hospital, 93 ICU
14/2 2144 PCR+, 24k tests, 4040 RAT+, 1649 hospital, 100 ICU
15/2 1460 PCR+, 16k tests, 6741 RAT+, 1583 hospital, 96 ICU
16/2 4068 PCR+, 43k tests, 6395 RAT+, 1478 hospital, 92 ICU
17/2 4248 PCR+, 44k tests, 5747 RAT+, 1447 hospital, 92 ICU *active redefined [PCR+ and RAT+ in previous 14 days] is 109,989 (previous day’s active [PCR+ in previous 28 days] is 49,578)
18/2 3867 PCR+, 35k tests, 5376 RAT+, 1381 hospital, 92 ICU
19/2 2847 PCR+, 30k tests, 4768 RAT+, 1297 hospital, 81 ICU

Victoria (48,420 active – 15,000 public hospital beds, 476 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 1229 – January 2022, ICU: 163 – October 2021]
Paused surgery to 50% capacity (private hospitals, day centres) resuming 7/2 – announced 4/2
All surgery to 100% capacity resuming 28/2 – announced 16/2

11/2 3162 PCR+, 22k tests, 5359 RAT+, 553 hospital, 82 ICU
12/2 2545 PCR+, 19k tests, 4679 RAT+, 487 hospital, 79 ICU
13/2 2364 PCR+, 19k tests, 4859 RAT+, 465 hospital, 62 ICU
14/2 2058 PCR+, 14k tests, 5046 RAT+, 465 hospital, 66 ICU
15/2 2034 PCR+, 16k tests, 6128 RAT+, 441 hospital, 67 ICU
16/2 2854 PCR+, 23k tests, 5295 RAT+, 397 hospital, 68 ICU
17/2 2840 PCR+, 23k tests, 5661 RAT+, 401 hospital, 78 ICU
18/2 2606 PCR+, 18k tests, 4329 RAT+, 451 hospital, 64 ICU
19/2 2066 PCR+, 18k tests, 4214 RAT+, 365 hospital, 55 ICU

Qld 33,747 active 18/2 – 13,000 public hospital beds, 408 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 928 (public) – January 2022, ICU: 71 (public+private) – February 2022]
Certain elective surgery suspended/paused until 1/3 – announced 8/1]

11/2 3594 PCR+, 14k tests, 2838 RAT+, 584 hospital, 45 ICU
12/2 1100 PCR+, 4.5k tests, 2560 RAT+, 538 hospital, 51 ICU
13/2 5245 PCR+, 24k tests, 2066 RAT+, 496 hospital, 45 ICU
14/2 1324 PCR+, 5.9k tests, 2426 RAT+, 514 hospital, 41 ICU
15/2 1605 PCR+, 6.5k tests, 3681 RAT+, 491 hospital, 35 ICU
16/2 3202 PCR+, 10k tests, 3394 RAT+, 432 hospital, 38 ICU
17/2 2479 PCR+, 15k tests, 3186 RAT+, 408 hospital, 35 ICU
18/2 2618 PCR+, 11k tests, 3177 RAT+, 408 hospital, 34 ICU *twitter typo tests
19/2 2128 PCR+, 2791 RAT+, 391+31 hospital, 31 ICU *ABC blog of press conference

SA (13,921 active 18/2 – 4500 public hospital beds, 161 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 298 – January 2022, ICU: 37 – January 2022]
Paused surgery gradually recommencing from 7/2 (100% by 28/2) – announced 1/2

11/2 1445 positives, 9.4k tests, 210 hospital, 16 ICU
12/2 1372 positives, 9.2k tests, 213 hospital, 17 ICU
13/2 1165 positives, 7.9k tests, 211 hospital, 17 ICU
14/2 1027 positives, 6.8k tests, 214 hospital, 18 ICU
15/2 1138 positives, 6.8k tests, 219 hospital, 18 ICU
16/2 1624 positives, 10k tests, 227 hospital, 19 ICU
17/2 1440 positives, 9.0k tests, 221 hospital, 13 ICU
18/2 1479 positives, 9.0k tests, 177 hospital, 13 ICU
19/2

Tasmania (3562 active – 1500 public hospital beds, 38 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 41 – January 2022, ICU: 3 – January 2022]

11/2 116 PCR+, 1.2k tests, 436 RAT+, 13/16 hospital, 1 ICU
12/2 129 PCR+, 1.1k tests, 327 RAT+, 9/17 hospital, 1 ICU
13/2 110 PCR+, 1.0k tests, 261 RAT+, 9/15 hospital, 1 ICU
14/2 85 PCR+, 0.9k tests, 323 RAT+, 8/12 hospital, 1 ICU
15/2 83 PCR+, 0.7k tests, 430 RAT+, 7/10 hospital, 1 ICU
16/2 131 PCR+, 1.3k tests, 494 RAT+, 8/13 hospital, 2 ICU
17/2 156 PCR+, 1.8k tests, 524 RAT+, 11/16 hospital, 2 ICU
18/2 138 PCR+, 1.2k tests, 485 RAT+, 7/11 hospital, 2 ICU
19/2 121 PCR+, 1.1k tests, 464 RAT+, 7/12 hospital, 2 ICU

ACT (2706 active 18/2 – 1200 public hospital beds, 37 public/private ICU beds)
[previous peak hospital: 73 – January 2022, ICU: 12 – October 2021]
Certain elective surgery suspended/paused at Calvary hospital for 6 weeks – announced 7/1
Paused surgery resuming 21/2, with gradual return to 100% in following days – announced 18/2

11/2 303 PCR+, 186 RAT+, 50 hospital, 3 ICU
12/2 255 PCR+, 173 RAT+, 51 hospital, 3 ICU
13/2 260 PCR+, 198 RAT+, 50 hospital, 4 ICU
14/2 187 PCR+, 188 RAT+, 51 hospital, 4 ICU
15/2 218 PCR+, 237 RAT+, 49 hospital, 4 ICU
16/2 329 PCR+, 265 RAT+, 48 hospital, 3 ICU
17/2 275 PCR+, 262 RAT+, 47 hospital, 3 ICU
18/2 265 PCR+, 296 RAT+, 45 hospital, 2 ICU
19/2 276 PCR+, 79 RAT+, 40 hospital, 2 ICU *twitter typo active

NT (6856 active 18/2 – 1000 public hospital beds, 20 public/private ICU beds)
[current peak hospital: 178 – February 2022, ICU: 6 – February 2022]
Pausing elective and day surgery as required – announced 4/2

11/2 1138(1096*) positives, 164 hospital, 3 ICU *initial report, next day update
12/2 1216(1383*) positives, 170 hospital, 2 ICU *data cleansing
13/2 767(757*) positives, 164 hospital, 1 ICU
14/2 757 positives, 164 hospital, 1 ICU
15/2 1086 positives, 156 hospital, 1 ICU
16/2 1050 positives, 143 hospital, 1 ICU
17/2 1045 positives, 137 hospital, 1 ICU
18/2 1027 positives, 127 hospital, 1 ICU
19/2

WA (724 active 18/2 – 5900 public hospital beds, 179 public/private ICU bed)
[previous peak hospital: 59 – April 2020, ICU: 18 – April 2020]]
Certain elective surgery suspended/paused for up to 8 weeks (no new bookings for multiday ‘non-urgent’ after 28/2) – announced 8/2

11/2 51 local positives – 7 unlinked, 5.3k tests, 0 hospital
12/2 26-27 local positives – 5-6 unlinked, 6.4k tests
13/2 38-43 local positives – 5+ unlinked, 4.3k tests
14/2 62 local positives – 1+ unlinked, 4.3k tests
15/2 48 local positives – 3+ unlinked, 8.0k tests
16/2 115 local positives, 7.9k tests, *stopped reporting unlinked
17/2 177 local positives, 7.5k tests
18/2 194 local positives, 9.3k tests, 0 hospital
19/2

 

[jakeseven7]

Indeed.Here in Tasmania restaurant numbers dropped dramatically after the Tassie border opened. The locals were scared. Before opening always had to book our favourite restaurants. afterwards no need. Although wise to ring as if no bookings the restaurant may well not be open.

Not any more thankfully they are back to be rammed, we’ve had to book all of our work dinners back in. Lots of interstaters coming for quick weekend breaks maybe. That or the locals are back out and about.

 

[drron]

Still light numbers Monday to Thursdays in Launceston.

 

[oz_mark]

WA Health recorded 257 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.

5 cases have also been recorded related to travel.

Today’s new cases include 11 self-reported positive RATs.

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New active cases: 262
- Local: 257
- Other: 5
Total WA cases: 3,136
Total WA recoveries: 2,249
Active cases: 877
Cases in hospital: 0

 

[drron]

WA Health recorded 257 new local cases of COVID-19 in WA to 8pm last night.

5 cases have also been recorded related to travel.

Today’s new cases include 11 self-reported positive RATs.

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New active cases: 262
- Local: 257
- Other: 5
Total WA cases: 3,136
Total WA recoveries: 2,249
Active cases: 877
Cases in hospital: 0

Every day, it's a-getting closer
Going faster than a rollercoaster

 

[stryker]

Every day, it's a-getting closer
Going faster than a rollercoaster

Yes indeed, probably not a good idea to book a holiday in WA for a month or two.

 

[Port Power]

Yes indeed, probably not a good idea to book a holiday in WA for a month or two.

You keep having a dig at WA on numerous threads. I have several holidays booked in WA over the next four months. And Tasmania. And Melbourne. Just get on with your own life. The virus is spreading less rapidly in WA, probably because of the high incidence of vaccination before Covid took hold. And to date no hospitalisation.