Another Tasmanian has lost their life to COVID-19, taking the state's pandemic death toll to 67. Wednesday's update from the Department of Health showed 1179 new cases, down slightly from 1216 on Tuesday. The number of patients in hospital being treated…

A man in his 70s has died with COVID-19 at the Royal Hobart Hospital, taking the state's pandemic toll to 56. 1078 new cases have been recorded, a slight decrease on yesterday. There are 50 COVID-positive patients in Tasmanian hospitals, 24 of those being…

Another Tasmanian has died from coronavirus, taking the state's pandemic toll to 55. Premier Jeremy Rockliff has confirmed a man in his late 70s has passed away at a residential aged care facility in the south. 1096 new cases were recorded in the latest daily…

Tasmania's pandemic death toll has risen to 54. Three new COVID-related fatalities have been confirmed from the weekend in the latest figures from public health. "These persons, whose deaths were caused or contributed to by COVID-19, were two men and one…

Tasmania's pandemic death toll has risen to 33 on the death of a man aged in his 90s with coronavirus at the Royal Hobart Hospital. 1885 new cases were added to the state's tally in the latest figures from Public Health, with 1963 recovered and released from…

The Department of Health has revealed Tasmania has one of the highest per-capita rates of COVID infection in the country. 2408 new cases and a new death were recorded in Wednesday's numbers, taking the state's pandemic toll to 32. Health Minister Jeremy…

The state's daily COVID infection count remains high in the latest 24-hour reporting period. 1779 new cases were recorded across Tasmania and the active case count has surged further from around 8500 to 9105, the highest since the pandemic began. The number…

Tasmania has recorded 853 new cases of coronavirus in the latest data form Public Health. It's a similar figure to the previous day, while active infections are now up to nearly 4300. 12 people are in hospital with COVID, two more than yesterday, but only 3…

Children aged three to five will be able to take free rapid antigen tests, with Victoria expanding its voluntary school COVID-19 testing program to early childhood services. While Victorian primary and secondary students have been asked to take twice-weekly…

Tasmania's coronavirus numbers continue to fall in the latest 24-hour snapshot. There have been another 570 new cases but 640 people have recovered, taking the active case count down another 70 to 3712. That the lowest it's been since early January. No…

A manufacturing plant to produce rapid antigen tests will be set up in Melbourne, with the capacity to make 50 million of the sought-after test kits per year. RATs have been in scant supply in the state, with the lack of tests for COVID-19 leading to…

The health minister has declared the Omicron wave of COVID-19 cases has peaked in several jurisdictions. Greg Hunt said the peak of infections had passed in NSW, Victoria, the ACT and South Australia. It comes as Australia's leading advisory group on vaccines…

Tasmania will give students a back-to-school pack containing two coronavirus rapid antigen tests as part of the plan for returning to the classroom on February 9. Students should only be tested if symptomatic and further rapid tests would be provided to…

Victorians can now get their COVID-19 booster shot sooner, with the government shortening the interval from the second dose down to three months at state hubs. The state recorded 20,769 new COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths on Wednesday, 10,726 from PCR tests and…

Multiple states and territories have brought back in some pandemic restrictions in a bid to suppress the spread of the infectious Omicron variant. As case numbers continue to climb across the country, NSW has moved to suspend elective surgery, while singing…

Restrictions on the number of people allowed in cafes, bars and restaurants are returning to Victoria after the state recorded 21,997 new COVID-19 cases. Density limits will be reintroduced from Friday, Health Minister Martin Foley announced on Thursday. The…

South Australia has reported 25 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily figure for more than 18 months, amid concerns over delays in naming exposure sites. Premier Steven Marshall revealed the new cases on Wednesday, the highest daily number since April last…

Authorities are warning Victorians to brace for a "significant increase" in Omicron COVID-19 cases, but are going ahead with relaxing some of the state's mandatory vaccination rules. From 11.59pm on Wednesday, shoppers will no longer need to prove they are…

The Queensland border will open to interstate COVID-19 hotspots several days early as health authorities prepare for an influx of travellers from next Monday. The re-opening date had been slated for December 17, but it has been brought forward to December 13…

Aged care residents are expected to be the first people to receive a coronavirus vaccine booster shot after the medical regulator gave the green light. The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Wednesday gave provisional approval for Australians 18 and over to…