Life under social isolation or mandatory "stay home orders".

[kingofnobbys]

30 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 228 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 53 PT7 < NT > < NZ >

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30/1/2022 NT

NT recorded 849 new cases , NT local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 13198 cases.

NT recorded 0 delta deaths.

NT Reff = 1.72

NT PCR POSITIVITY = 25.3%

NT DAILY CASES WITH CURVE

NT COVID-19 update
30 January 2022
There were 828 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Northern Territory in the 24 hours to 8pm on 28 January 2022 Of these, 648 were positive cases from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

Following the submission of further RAT results, we have also amended the case number for the 24 hour reporting period to 8pm on January 27 to 1,006.
The number of active cases in the NT is about 4,650.

Communities under lockdown or lockout restrictions
• 24 cases in Milikapiti
• 30 cases in Galiwin’ku
• 6 cases in Gunyangara
• 2 cases in Wurrumiyanga
• 5 cases in Amoonguna
• 2 cases in Yuendumu
• 8 cases in Ampilatwatja
Top End
• 6 cases in Palumpa
• 1 case in Wadeye
• 3 cases in Jabiru
• 5 cases in Gunbalanya
• 1 case in Melville Island
• 11 cases in Bagot Community
• 14 cases at Batten Road Short Stay Accommodation in Darwin
• 3 cases at Darwin Corrections Facility
• 1 case in Warruwi
• 1 case in Juninga
East Arnhem
• 3 cases in Nhulunbuy
• 22 cases in Milingimbi
• 3 cases in Umbakumba
• 2 cases in Angurugu
• 1 case in Raminginging
Big Rivers
• 1 case in Ngukurr
• 2 cases in Minyallaluk
• 8 cases in Jilkmingan
• 10 cases in Lajamanu
• 11 cases in Pine Creek
• 24 cases in Kybrook
• 6 cases in Bulla
• 16 cases in town camps around Katherine
• 16 cases in Barunga
• 6 cases in Beswick
• 14 case in Binjari
Central Australia
• 1 case in Utopia
• 2 cases in Laramba
• 5 cases in Mutitjulu
• 1 case in Kintore
• 2 cases in Areyonga
• 1 case in Papunya
• 10 cases in Ntaria
• 4 cases in Santa Teresa
• 2 cases in Imanpa
• 1 case in Docker River
• 2 cases in Mt Liebig
• 2 cases in Ti Tree
• 13 cases in town camps around Alice Springs
• 154 cases at Alice Springs Correctional Centre
• 5 cases at Alternative to Custody Facility

There are currently 111 patients in hospital, with 10 patients requiring oxygen. There are five patients in ICU.

1,464 COVID-19 PCR tests were processed across the NT yesterday.

Public health measures
Outdoor mask mandate
From 6pm tonight, a Territory-wide outdoor mask wearing mandate will be introduced for 7 days. All people must wear a mask while outdoors where they cannot maintain a distance of 1.5 metres from others.
Masks are not required to be worn while exercising and children under the age of 12 do not need to wear a mask.
The Territory-wide indoor mask mandate remains in place.

Lockdown to lift for Gunyangara (Ski Beach), Utopia Homelands and Wurrumiyanga

The lockdown has now lifted for Gunyangara, Utopia Homelands and Wurrumiyanga. There are now no restrictions for these areas regarding movement for people who are vaccinated or unvaccinated.

To slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community and reduce the rate of transmission the following additional public health measures are in place across the NT:
• The Territory Vaccine Pass
• Interstate arrivals to the NT are required to following a Rapid Antigen Testing regime
• A lockdown is in place for Ampilatwatja and Milikapiti until Sunday 30 January, and in Galiwin’ku until Monday 31 January
• A lockout is in place in Alice Springs, Amoonguna, Yuendumu and Yuelamu until Sunday 30 January.
Territory Check In app update
The Territory Check In app has been updated to provide COVID-19 case alerts.
A notification will appear on the app if you have been at a location at the same time as a person who recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Your check in history will show the time and location of where you may have been in contact with a COVID-19 positive person.
If you receive a notification, you are required to monitor for symptoms and only get tested if you are unwell. A notification does not mean you are a close contact.

COVID-19 testing
Everyone should get tested for COVID-19 if showing symptoms. A number of NT Rapid Antigen Testing and Distribution Points have been established.
Individuals can collect RATs for free from NT distribution centres located in Darwin, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs and Tennant Creek.
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in our communities, it is important for everyone to follow all the health directions:
• Book your COVID-19 vaccine
• Check in using The Territory Check In App every time, everywhere
• If you have symptoms, stay away from others and get tested for COVID-19
• Wash your hands with soap and water and use hand sanitiser regularly
• Do not go to work if you feel sick
• Maintain a physical distance of 1.5 metres where possible.

The number of people with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals has risen to a new peak of 121, up from 111 on Saturday, Chief Minister Michael Gunner has announced.

Of those, eight patients are receiving oxygen, down from 10 yesterday, and there are three in intensive care.

The NT recorded 849 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours up to 8pm yesterday, Mr Gunner said.

There are now 5,150 active cases in the Territory.

The number of patients in hospital now represents about 2.4 per cent of the NT's total active cases.

Mr Gunner also said Saturday's daily case tally had been revised up from 828 to 879, following the addition of more positive RAT test results.

In a major change to testing rules in the NT, Mr Gunner announced that from Tuesday, the government would be scrapping its current rapid antigen testing regime for interstate and international arrivals, which has required travellers to take three tests and report the results within a week of entering.

It means arrivals will now be able to enter the Territory without taking a rapid antigen test.

They also will not be required to use the G2G app, though they will still need to complete a border entry form before arrival.

Unvaccinated travellers remain barred from entering the Territory without an exemption.

Mr Gunner said the change would conserve much-needed RAT tests and free up frontline staff at a point when local transmission had overtaken spread from interstate or overseas as the major source of infection in the NT.
"The peak of arrivals from interstate ahead of the return to school has now passed and we are now very confident that the overwhelming majority of new cases in the Territory are being acquired locally, not from Interstate," he said.
"At this point, providing a test to a random arrival at the airport is about as effective as providing a test to a random person on the street in Darwin, that is, not effective.
"If interstate arrivals pose no additional risk to the Territory, it makes no sense to waste thousands of tests every day on people who are not unwell."

He said the NT still had a "secure supply" of RAT tests "and we want to keep it that way".

Mr Gunner also said from 2pm today, seven-day "lock-ins" would come into effect in the remote communities of Ampilatwatja, Palumpa, Milingimbi, Milikapiti, Elcho Island including Galiwin'ku and the Wessell Islands.

During the lock-in period, people won't need to stay at home, but they will not be permitted to leave the community without an exemption.

Police will monitor transport in and out of the communities, with all non-essential road and other transport to cease.

Mr Gunner said breaching lock-in restrictions would see individuals fined more than $5,000.
"We've been trying to stop and slow the spread of Omicron with lockdowns and lockouts for some weeks now, with, I think it's fair to say, limited success," he said.
"This has also been the international experience — lockdowns struggle to contain Omicron.
"Given the difficulties in stopping the spread of Omicron within a community, our priorities now have to be on ensuring we can limit spread between communities and focusing our efforts on caring for sick people, rather than using up manpower and hours and forcing stay-at-home orders for people who aren't sick or who aren't high risk."

Mr Gunner said lockouts in Alice Springs, Amoonguna, Yuendumu and Yuelamu would all lift at 2pm today, as scheduled.

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30/1/2022 POSITIVITY ANALYSIS

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30/1/2022

NZ DELTA WAVE & OMICRON OUTBREAKS

NZ recorded 103 LOCAL cases , NZ local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 11963 cases.
67 mystery cases.
37 repats from o/seas. again
NZ recorded 0 delta deaths.

 

[kingofnobbys]

31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 54

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PCRs remain restricted in who can access them to test for covid.
RATs remain very hard to get hold of , further reducing the reliability of reported known VOC cases in all states with the exceptions of WA and NT where case loads are VOC case numbers remain low.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY NEW CASES & DEATHS OVERNIGHT

AUS + 33921 new cases ==> 2407096 * and today's COVID DEATHS = 44.

NSW + 13026 new cases ==> 998814 cases ,27 DEAD , ,+ve RATs are RECORDED IN NSW
VIC + 10053 new cases==> 822333 cases , 8 DEAD , PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN VIC *
QLD + 7462 new cases ==> 404447 , 3 DEAD , PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN QLD *
WA + 22 (local) new cases ==> 343 , PCR ONLY RECORDED IN WA
SA + 1505 new cases ==> 103544 cases * , 6 DEAD, PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN SA
ACT + 537 new cases ==> 33917 cases *, 0 DEAD .PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN ACT
TAS + 504 new cases ==> 29588 cases * , 0 DEAD , PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN TAS
NT + 812! new cases ==> 14010 cases, 0 DEAD , PCR ONLY RECORDED IN NT

NZ + 100 (LOCAL) cases==> 12063 !, 1 DEAD, PCR ONLY RECORDED IN NZ , NO RESTRICTIONS ON PCR TESTING NZ <== ACCURATE CASE NUMBERS.

* not considered reliable numbers because in NSW -ve RATs are not being mandated to be reported and access to PCR tests is restricted ONLY to those ordered to be PCR tested and those who are symptomatic.
The concensas is the case numbers in ! are under-reporting actual case numbers to a significant degree , perhaps low by 2x fold or more.

Health experts are calling for a mandate for all RAT test results ( negative or positive ) to be reported and for free access to RATs for ALL Australians ON DEMAND.

COMBINED DELTA & OMICRON WAVE IN AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL DAILY CASES SNAPSHOT

NATIONAL PCR POSITIVITY = 17.42%

NATIONAL CASES SNAPSHOT

15/1/2022 = 100595 ##
16/1/2022 = 63051 #*#
17/1/2022 = 73818 #*#
18/1/2022 = 72850 #*#
19/1/2022 = 79565 #*#
20/1/2022 = 75668 #*#
21/1/2022 = 64513 #*#
22/1/2022 = 55124 #*#
23/1/2022 = 48981 #*#
24/1/2022 = 40683 #*#
25/1/2022 = 46845 #*#
26/1/2022 = 52613 #*#
27/1/2022 = 46872 #*#
28/1/2022 = 40174 #*#
29/1/2022 = 39889 #*#
30/1/2022 = 36383 #*#
31/1/2022 = 33921 #*#

Rules for getting official PCR test in effect , many fewer people can now show up and demand a PCR test unless told to by their state's health department or they are sick + very long delays getting PCR test results ( > 4 days in NSW )
concensus is UNDERreporting because ! are NOW under reporting by at least 2 fold ( ie NSW case numbers are no longer reliable ).
backdated +RATs included.

NATIONAL DELTA & OMICRON DEATHS TODAY

NSW = +27 ==> NSW total in this DELTA WAVE = 1343
Victoria +8 ==> VIC total in this DELTA WAVE = 1193
QLD = +3 ==>QLD total in this DELTA WAVE = 965
SA = +6 ==> SA total in this DELTA WAVE = 116
ACT ==> ACT total in this DELTA WAVE = 26
TAS ==> total in this DELTA WAVE = 5
NT total in this DELTA WAVE ( and for entire pandemic ) = 2
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Australia = +44 ==> 3658 total since mid June 2021.

NATIONAL EFFECTIVE POSITIVITY ANALYSIS
POSeff = [(PCR+) + (RAT+)]/[PCR + (RAT+)] = CASES / [PCR + (RAT+)]

 

[kingofnobbys]

31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 544 PT2 < NSW PART 1>

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Today is the start of the NSW school year.

Across NSW, > 95 % of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94 % have received two doses to Saturday 29 January 2022.
Of people aged 12 to 15, 83.2 % have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.5 % have received two doses.
Of people aged 5 to 11, 38.7 % have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

NSW Health is today reporting the deaths of 27 people with COVID-19; 17 men and 10 women.
Of the 27 people who died;
five were in their 60s,
6 were in their 70s,
10 were in their 80s
and 6 were in their 90s. Older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for COVID-19, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions.
Eight people who died had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine,
16 people had received two doses
and 3 people were not vaccinated.

Of the 4 people who died who were aged under 65,
3 were men .

3 people had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
and 1 person was unvaccinated. All 4 people had significant underlying health conditions.
6 of the 27 people were from southern Sydney,
6 people were from south western Sydney,
2 people were from northern Sydney,
2 people were from Sydney’s Inner West,
2 people were from the Central Coast,
2 people were from Wollongong,
2 people were from Maitland,
2 people were from the Riverina region,
1 person was from the Northern Beaches,
1 person was from the Northern Rivers region
and 1 person was from the Tweed Heads region.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,394.
There are currently 2,779 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 185 people in intensive care, 67 of whom require ventilation.
There were 13,026 positive test results (cases) notified to 8pm last night - including 5,664 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 7,362 positive PCR tests.
There has now been a total of 251,530 positive RATs recorded since reporting began on 13 January 2022. The 7,362 positive PCR results were returned from 37,266 PCR tests. Following further investigation, 125 COVID-19 cases detected by PCR tests have been excluded and 548 cases previously reported as RAT-positive have now been confirmed as PCR-positive cases, bringing the total number of cases detected by PCR tests in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 821,946.

Of the 13,026 positive test results,
3,049 from Northern Sydney Local Health District (LHD) (2,426 PCR* and 623 RATs),
1,588 are from Western Sydney LHD (1,051 PCR and 537 RATs),
1,441 are from South Western Sydney Local LHD (750 PCR and 691 RATs),
1,199 from South Eastern Sydney LHD (587 PCR and 612 RATs),
879 are from Sydney LHD (483 PCR and 396 RATs),
1,193 are from Hunter New England LHD (465 PCR and 728 RATs),
519 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD (278 PCR and 241 RATs),
580 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven (275 PCR and 305 RATs),
462 are from Western NSW LHD (220 PCR and 242 RATs),
464 are from Murrumbidgee LHD (213 PCR and 251 RATs),
446 are from the Central Coast (181 PCR and 265 RATs),
474 are from Northern NSW LHD (152 PCR and 322 RATs),
201 are from Southern NSW LHD (81 PCR and 120 RATs),
353 are from Mid North Coast LHD (64 PCR and 289 RATs),
19 are from Far West LHD (8 PCR and 11 RATs),
6 are in correctional settings,
2 are in hotel quarantine
and 120 are yet to be assigned to an LHD (120 PCR and 31 RATs).

*Almost 2,000 positive PCR tests from 25 December to 6 January in Northern Sydney LHD were uploaded yesterday and are included in today’s results. Investigations into this issue are underway and NSW Health anticipates there will be further historic uploads from the Northern Sydney LHD in coming days.

NSW Reff = 7d mvg avg (t) / 7d mvg avg (t-4) = 0.82

NSW PCR POSITIVITY = 19.8%
no run-chart because of * and unreconciled backdated PCR and RAT+ data being recieved in dribs and drabs.

NSW DAILY CASES SNAPSHOT

G-SYDNEY LHDs

SATELLITE REGIONAL LHDs [ HNE, CNTRL CST, ISH, NBMts, WNSW ]

NSW has recorded 27 new COVID-19 deaths and the number of people with the virus in hospital remained steady at 2,779.

While the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital rose by 116 in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday, the seven day average is 2,762.

Of the COVID patients in hospital, 185 are in ICU.

A total of 13,026 new cases were confirmed with 5,664 from positive rapid-antigen tests (RATs) and 7,362 from PCR swabs.

When it comes to vaccinations, almost 40 % of those eligible have had a booster shot.

As students return to school, 78.5 % of 12 to 15 year olds are double vaccinated while 38.7 % of children aged five to 11 have had one dose of vaccine.

Ahead of the resumption of classes, the NSW government has undertaken a massive logistical exercise to deliver RATs to schools across the state.
Under the government's back-to-school plan, the tests are being distributed to parents with instructions to swab their children twice weekly before school.

At St Therese Catholic Primary School in Mascot, students returning to school today had their first taste of the new testing regime.
Parent Belinda Firth said the measures provided reassurance as her seven-year-old daughter Chloe went back to the classroom. "We are doing RAT testing twice a week which gives us a bit of comfort that if there are any outbreaks at the school, they will be caught quickly, they'll be dealt with in the class," she said. "Otherwise we've just got to roll on and keep moving forward."

Anthony Parzakonis said it was great to get his children back into a routine. "Last year was very disrupted so get back to school and get on with it," he said. Mr Parzakonis said the introduction of at-home testing had been straightforward.
"They provide you with the RAT tests. It's easy, just gotta pick them up last week and that was it." His daughter Ivy, who is in Year 6, was excited to see her friends but not so keen on the before-school test. "We had to put it up our nose and it was really ticklish and I didn't like it," she said.

Disturbing survey of parents on back to school RAT tests. As experts predict a spike in COVID-19 cases following students returning to classrooms, a new survey has forecast large numbers of infections could go undetected.

The survey found nearly one in three parents in NSW and Victoria don't plan to follow state government guidelines requiring twice weekly rapid antigen tests of school students.

While 70 % of parents surveyed by consultancy firm Nature said they would follow the guidelines.
15 % said they would only use the rapid tests if their child had symptoms.
The survey also revealed 13 % of parents said testing would only be done once a week or less.
2% said they would never test their children.
Nearly 40 % of respondents said rapid tests provided by the government for returning to school would be saved for other occasions, rather than for school surveillance.

Nature's managing partner Chris Cook said the findings raised questions about the effectiveness of the rapid testing scheme.
'If a third of people are not going to follow the policy correctly, it raises the question of whether it's worth doing it at all,' he said.
'By not having tests done at schools or having parents show proof of testing, it opens the door to all manner of stockpiling and selling of a commodity.'

The latest vaccination figures have shown more than 40 per cent of five to 11-year-olds have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the cohort was the fastest vaccinated age group in the country.
'Very significantly, some schools and some school districts are holding school-based vaccination programs and if your child hasn't been vaccinated, please allow them to be vaccinated,' he told reporters on Monday.

Deputy chief medical officer Michael Kidd said while states and territories would undergo rapid testing of students as schools return, case numbers would most likely rise following a recent plateau of Omicron infections.
'With schools returning and many children doing regular rapid antigen tests, we do expect to see a rise in the number of reported cases,' he said.
'This is because although infection with the Omicron variant can lead to moderate or severe illness in some people, in most people it causes mild symptoms or no symptoms at all - especially in children.'

Acting federal education minister Stuart Robert said modelling indicated there would be an increase in transmission, but didn't reveal what the expected increase would be. 'The key thing is it's safe for kids to go back to school. We have to get back to normal.'

 

[kingofnobbys]

31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 544 PT2 < NSW PART 2>

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BAD CONFUSING ADVISE BY NSW HEALTH

Confusing coronavirus advice could lead thousands Australians to leave isolation too early and infect dozens of others, experts warn.
Australians must stay in quarantine for seven days from the date of their positive test, regardless of whether they are symptomatic.

Previously, anyone who tested positive received a text from NSW Health outlining what they needed to do next and how isolation worked. 'You may leave isolation if you do not have a sore throat, runny nose, cough, or shortness of breath,' the text then states. Confusing coronavirus advice could lead thousands Australians to leave isolation too early and infect dozens of others, experts warn.

Australians must stay in quarantine for seven days from the date of their positive test, regardless of whether they are symptomatic.
Previously, anyone who tested positive received a text from NSW Health outlining what they needed to do next and how isolation worked. 'You may leave isolation if you do not have a sore throat, runny nose, cough, or shortness of breath,' the text then states.

'Highly educated people with university degrees are reading stuff like that saying they can come out of isolation because they have no symptoms,' infectious diseases expert Professor Robert Booy told the Daily Telegraph.

Australian National University epidemiologist Sanjaya Senanayake added: 'If someone thinks that they haven't got symptoms early into their illness, and they're therefore free to leave isolation, they can still be infectious.'

The clarified advice from NSW Health came into effect on Monday. 'Please read the Testing positive to Covid-19 fact sheet for health advice if you have symptoms at Day 7,' the text messages now state.
'This SMS can be used as evidence to show your employer that you have had Covid-19 and that you can be released from self-isolation on [seven days after date of positive test].'

Patients who leave isolation after a week are advised to asked to avoid aged-care facilities or other 'very high risk settings' for another three days.
Those still suffering symptoms a week after they test positive are urged to remain in quarantine and seek medical advice before leaving isolation.

< Seems NSW Health Minister Hazzard and Premier Perrettot have been ignoring expert health advise again , and are choosing to play Russian roulette with the lives and health of NSW's community , the advise is business driven and contrary to everything that has been learnt about how Covid and it's variants ALL spread .
It is WELL KNOWN that the MAJORTTY of Delta and Omicron (1 & 2) spread occurs while the infected are UNAWARE they are infected ( in the ASYMPTOMATIC & PRESYMPTOMATIC viral load exponential growth phase ) and infected people are infectious and shedding as airborn virus laden aerosols for up to 3 weeks , some longer after infection. >

 

[kingofnobbys]

31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 544 PT2 < NSW PART 3 = REGIONAL LHDs >

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HNE
There are currently 73 COVID-19 cases receiving care in hospitals across the Hunter New England Local Health District, and 7 in intensive care units.
HNE isreporting the deaths of 2 people; one female and one male. One was in their 70s and one was in their 90s.
Both were from Maitland LGA.

1193 recorded COVID-19 cases in the Hunter New England region. Total for Delta - Omicrom Wave = 84256

WNSW


Be COVID-safe all the time. Wear a mask wherever required. Wash and sanitise hands frequently. Socially distance wherever possible. Use QR codes. Take care around older people, or people with health conditions.
Plan ahead. Have a Plan C ready for if you, or someone in your household, needs to self-isolate.
Up to 8pm last night, there were 27 people in hospital with COVID-19 across the District. Of those, there were 3 in ICU.
There were 220 positive PCR test results and 242 positive Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) results identified in WNSWLHD.
Note, there may be some cases where people have reported multiple positive RAT results and/or also had a positive PCR test during the same reporting period, resulting in duplicates.
Positive test results were identified in the following LGAs:
Bathurst - 92
Blayney - 6
Bogan - 3
Bourke - 7
Brewarrina - 1
Cabonne - 20
Cobar - 4
Coonamble - 3
Cowra - 18
Dubbo - 98
Forbes - 12
Gilgandra - 6
Lachlan - 13
Mid-Western - 30
Narromine - 22
Oberon - 2
Orange - 84
Parkes - 21
Walgett - 5
Warren- 7
Warrumbungle - 5
Weddin - 3

FWNSW
Far West LHD COVID-19 Update
There were 8 cases of COVID-19 reported from PCR tests in the Far West Local Health District (FWLHD) to 8pm last night.
These cases are located
6 in Broken Hill,
1 in Wentworth LGA
and 1 in Balranald Shire.
There were 11 positive rapid antigen (RAT) tests reported for the LHD. (RAT tests are only reported at LHD level. RAT numbers may include cases where people have reported positive RATs on multiple days and/or where people have also had a positive PCR test during the same reporting period).

462 recorded COVID-19 cases in the WNSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 19135
19 recorded COVID-19 cases in the FarWNSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 1354

NNSW
NNSWLHD COVID-19 update until 8pm 30 January 2022
- 474** cases of COVID-19
- 152 positive PCR tests
- 322 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs)
- 35 in hospital
- 5 in ICU
- 2 deaths
Confirmed tests by LGA (both PCR and RAT):
#Ballina 68
#Byron 53
#ClarenceValley 76
#Kyogle 4
#Lismore 77
#RichmondValley 38
#Tweed 158
There are 36 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with 6 of these in ICU.
Sadly, today Northern NSW are reporting the death of two people. One aged in their 60s and one in their 70s from COVID-19. They were from the Tweed and Richmond Valley areas.

MID N CST
There were 353 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm yesterday (30 January 2022) – including 289 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 64 positive PCR tests*.
124 are from Port Macquarie-Hastings Local Government Area (LGA),
122 are from Coffs Harbour LGA,
73 are from Kempsey LGA,
17 are from Nambucca Valley LGA
and 17 are from Bellingen LGA.
There are 67 COVID-19 cases in Mid North Coast hospitals, with four people in intensive care.
There have been 15,509 cases reported in the district since June 2021.
At our Mid North Coast Health clinics, there were 75 tests conducted yesterday.

SNSW
Two hundred and one (201) new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Southern NSW today (includes RAT and PCR test results).
Of the 201 new cases:
Twenty seven (27) are in the Bega Valley LGA
Thirty two (32) are in the Eurobodalla LGA
Twenty eight (28) are in the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA
Eighty two (82) are in the Queanbeyan Palerang LGA
Nine are in the Snowy Monaro LGA
Six are in the Upper Lachlan LGA
Seventeen (17) are in the Yass Valley LGA


MURRUMBIDGEE
COVID Update – Monday 31 January 2022
MLHD has recorded a total of 464 new cases in the past 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Sadly, MLHD is today reporting the deaths of 3 people with COVID-19 over the weekend.
#Total PCR Tests 213
#Total RAT Tests 251
#Total in Hospital 25
#Total in ICU 5
Current active cases by LGA (as recorded by PCR tests only) :
#Albury 1,208
#Berrigan 133
#Bland 86
#Carrathool 20
#Coolamon 105
#Cootamundra-Gundagai 117
#EdwardRiver 99
#Federation 219
#GreaterHumeShire 157
#Griffith 1,011
#Hay 26
#Hilltops 342
#Junee 140
#Lachlan 29
#Leeton 224
#Lockhart 28
#MurrayRiver 165
#Murrumbidgee 101
#Narrandera 78
#SnowyValleys 258
#Temora 120
#WaggaWagga 1,549

474 recorded COVID-19 cases in the N-NSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 25003
353 recorded COVID-19 cases in the MID N CST NSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 15414
464 recorded COVID-19 cases in the MURRUMBIDGEE LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 19459
201 recorded COVID-19 cases in the S-NSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 11648

 

[kingofnobbys]

31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 544 PT3 < VIC , QLD >

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31/1/2022 VIC
VIC recorded 10053 new cases, VIC local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE is now 822333 cases.
Constrained by extreme shortage of RATs and restricted access to PCRs.

VIC recorded 8 delta deaths..
Omicron VOC is the dominant strain in Victoria as it is in NSW.
Density limits are in place in Victoria .
Vic Health has mandated that RAT +ves must be reported.

The statewide CODE BROWN in VIctoria remains in force.

VIC Reff = 0.92

VIC PCR POSITIVITY = 17.11%
no run-chart because of unreconciled backdated PCR and RAT+ data being recieved in dribs and drabs.

VIC DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS

VIC DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS WITH CURVE

Andrews says three jab mandate for all Victorians could be announced in weeks. Nearly 40 % of Victorians have now had their booster and the premier says three doses of a COVID vaccine could become mandatory in weeks. Daniel Andrews says it's a matter of time before the definition of fully vaccinated changes. A growing number of primary school students are also having their first dose ahead of school going back this week.

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31/1/2022 QLD

QLD recorded 7462 new cases , QLD local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 404447 cases.

QLD recorded 3 delta deaths.

QLD Reff = N/A

QLD PCR POSITIVITY = 29.6%

QLD DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS

QLD DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS WITH CURVE

Queensland COVID-19 hospitalisations have fallen 15 % in the last week as authorities urge parents to get their children vaccinated before school returns next week. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says there were three virus deaths and 7462 new cases after 15,586 tests in the 24 hours to 6.30am on Monday.
There were 744 COVID-19 patients in hospital and another 46 in intensive care, with hospitalisations down 15 per cent from last Monday.
"Once again we express our condolences to the families," Ms Palaszczuk told reporters.
"It's heartening to think though, that the numbers initially are coming down, so fingers crossed."

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said the drop in hospitalisations was mainly driven by falls on the Gold Coast, Logan, Ipswich and Cairns, but the rest of the state could follow within the next seven days.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said it was hard to give a definitive time frame on when the wave had passed, with hospitalisation still rising in the state's north.

She said the suspension of elective surgery has been reviewed and will remain for the time being as well.
"There will be no change to that suspension at this time, so we will still suspend that elective surgery until the start of March," the minister told reporters.

Meanwhile authorities are urging parents to get their children vaccinated ahead of the return of school next Monday. The latest figures show that 91.98 per cent of eligible Queenslanders have had one dose of a vaccine, while 89.53 per cent have had two.

However, Ms Palaszczuk urged parents to consider getting their children vaccinated with 67.29 per cent of eligible 12-15-year-olds having had two doses and 33.37 per cent of five-11-year-olds had two jabs.
"Look, I'm happy to advise my whole family has been vaccinated my parents, my sisters, my nieces, my nephew," the premier said.
"Honestly, I know there's, you know, millions of families out there they've done exactly the same thing, but if you are unvaccinated you run the risk of ending up in hospital and becoming extremely sick."

Earlier on Monday, Education Minister Grace Grace promised that every school in the state would have COVID-19 rapid antigen tests when classes return next Monday.

The government's back to school plan involves providing RAT kits to schools, which can be handed out to any students and staff who have virus symptoms, for the first four weeks of term.

Independent Schools Queensland says facilities, particularly boarding schools, expect the kits to be delivered this week in time for classes starting on February 7.

Despite tight RAT supplies nationally, Education Minister Grace Grace is promising "adequate" test supplies for every school in Queensland by Monday.

"We've got tens of thousands of kits at the moment that will be adequate for the first day of school," she told ABC Radio.

Face masks will also be mandatory for all high school students and staff and strongly recommended for students in years three-to-six.

Independent Schools Queensland chief executive Christopher Mountford backs the plan, but has called for more details about quarantine and isolation rules, particularly for boarding schools.

He warned entire boarding schools could be placed in isolation or quarantine under the current rules.
"The state government is very much aware of this issue, and they're working through at the moment to find some more reasonable and practical solutions."

 

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31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 544 PT4 < QLD PART 2>

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QLD COVID sewage surveillance scaled back, but experts say THIS data is crucial.

When states had a strategy of "COVID zero", wastewater testing was a crucial early warning system that could detect virus fragments weeks ahead of clinical cases.

But many governments are winding back wastewater testing programs and reviewing their usefulness now that the Omicron variant is widespread in many jurisdictions.

CSIRO science director of land and water Paul Bertsch said wastewater data was no longer being prioritised as it was at the beginning of the pandemic.
"When we shifted from a 'managing to zero policy' to now opening the borders and accepting Omicron is going to be pervasive in the community, the interest in wastewater by many municipalities has decreased," he said.

Dr Bertsch said sewage testing remained an important tool to predict infection and hospitalisation peaks.

Sewage is still a vital tool
In the past, sewage testing for SARS-CoV-2 only detected the presence or absence of virus fragments, which is not very useful when the virus is everywhere in the community.

Dr Bertsch said other countries, such as the US and UK, were instead testing for the amount of virus and using that information to predict peaks in infections and hospitalisations ahead of clinical testing.
"It's clear that wastewater-based epidemiology from detecting SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater is extremely effective," he said.
"The peak in wastewater typically precedes the peak in clinically determined infections by anywhere between five to 21 days — and on average, globally, it's 10 days."

Sewage testing can also detect variants of concern.
"We've detected some of the first Omicron variants that entered Australia from wastewater from aircraft, for example," Dr Bertsch said.

Despite the potential for these insights, there is currently no jurisdiction in Australia that routinely tests sewage for virus concentration and variants of concern and uses the data to analyse trends.

"How wastewater-based epidemiology can be used more broadly, even when you have a significant prevalence of infectivity in the community, the appreciation for that just doesn't seem to have been developed yet," Dr Bertsch said.

But some jurisdictions are considering it.

Changing role of wastewater
In Queensland, the number of sampling sites has been scaled back to 20.
"Sampling has ceased at a number of sites as the benefit of continued monitoring at these sites has diminished with increasing case numbers," a Queensland Health spokesperson said.

University of Queensland public health expert Linda Selvey works with Queensland Health and said it was "actually quite resource-intensive to do the surveillance".
"For those resources to be well used they need to actually inform practice in some way," she said.

Dr Selvey said wastewater data would likely be used in Queensland to monitor trends in future.
"Our team at Queensland Health are also looking at that in more detail in terms of how well that predicts case numbers, but yes, it is our intention that this will be an additional important source of information," she said.

Insights from sewage will become increasingly important as clinical testing rates decline due to changes in the definition of close contact and the low availability of rapid antigen tests, according to Dr Bertsch.
"In the absence of good community data that's coming out of what the clinical tests are telling us, and believing that it's under-reporting the infection rate, wastewater is a much more powerful way of trying to get a snapshot and understanding of what the infection rate is," he said.

Calls for federal leadership
Sydney-based water, sanitation and hygiene consultant Daniel Deere is leading the development of the World Health Organisation's guidelines for environmental monitoring of COVID.

He said the US and the European Union have moved to a federal funding model for wastewater surveillance and Australia should do the same.
"The time has come now for more federal leadership in this area," Dr Deere said.
"If we look at what has happened in the US and European Union, we're seeing that rather than having state-by-state or country-by-country programs, there's a move to have more alignment in methods, sharing of data and information and funding support and that will lead to better outcomes."

Dr Deere also works with the collaborative research group, Water Research Australia, which had previously approached the Federal Government asking for support.
"[The federal government] correctly pointed out that the wastewater sampling has to be done by state and local government agencies," he said.
"By and large it's the state governments that are managing the COVID controls."

Dr Deere said a national wastewater surveillance program would be a cost-effective way to inform public health decisions in the absence of an effective system for clinical testing.

In a statement, the federal government said it had "supported the Australian Health Principal Protection Committee (AHPPC) to lead work to ensure national consistency and visibility in SARS-CoV-2 wastewater testing".

"Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, water testing and quality experts from across Australia have rapidly progressed wastewater testing capabilities, with all jurisdictions now involved in integrating wastewater testing into their COVID-19 surveillance programs.
"Through an AHPPC standing committee … jurisdictions have shared their learnings and knowledge, and the SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance National Testing and Reporting Framework was developed.
"The SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Framework brings together these jurisdictional learnings to provide a national overview of the most common approaches to wastewater sample collection, testing methodologies and reporting."

The statement said the framework would help to improve "cross-jurisdictional visibility of testing approaches and result interpretation to facilitate and promote national consistency of public health responses based on testing outcomes".

 

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31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 54 PT5 < WA >

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31/1/2022 WA

WA recorded 22 new cases , WA local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 343 cases.

WA recorded 0 delta deaths.

WA Reff = 1.22

WA PCR POSITIVITY = 0.46%

WA DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS WITH CURVE

WA COVID-19 update 31 January 2022

WA Health is reporting 12 new local cases and 10 INTERSTATE (FIFO) travel related cases up until 8pm last night.

Of the 12 new local cases all are linked to existing clusters, including seven linked to the nightclub cluster.

All cases are now in quarantine and public health continues to investigate and monitor them.

Some of today’s cases have been infectious in the community. Contact tracers are working with these cases to determine potential public exposure sites which will be uploaded to the HealthyWA website when confirmed.

Today’s figures bring the State’s total number of active COVID-19 cases to 155. Of these, 10 are in hotel quarantine, 144 are in self-quarantine and 1 is in hospital.

WA has recorded 1527 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with 1357 recovering from the virus.

Hospitalisations:
One case, previously reported, is now out of ICU.

Exposure sites
WA Health’s contact tracing team continues to identify exposure sites linked to new cases. High-risk exposure sites will be updated or added to the HealthyWA website. Please continue to check exposure sites regularly.
WA Health does not list exposure sites where it has identified all potential contacts or locations that can identify individuals who were there. People with symptoms should get tested immediately.
People who receive a text message from WA Health advising they have attended an exposure site must follow the instructions, even if the site is not listed on HealthyWA.

Testing advice
Library Nightclub:
WA Health is urging anyone who attended the ‘Club Bootylicious’ event at the Library Nightclub between 9:30 pm on 22 January and 5 am 23 January to be tested immediately and isolate until they return a negative test result.
People are urged to continue to check the exposure sites page of the HealthyWA website for updates, and if they have been to an exposure site to follow the listed health advice.
Anyone in the Perth, Peel, Wheatbelt and the South West regions – particularly the greater Bunbury area – experiencing any symptoms should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. This applies to anyone symptomatic – even if you have not visited a listed exposure site.

Testing figures
4736 people were swabbed at WA clinics yesterday.

Wastewater:
Previously unidentified detections in the City Beach and surrounding suburbs has now been reclassified as ‘expected’. A known case is in home quarantine in the area.

Vessels
WA Health is monitoring the MV Ballard off the WA coast. Authorities are in communication with the Ballard, which was expected to dock in Bunbury on 3 February.
WA Health continues to closely monitor two other vessels off the WA coast, both reporting probable COVID cases on board through positive rapid antigen test results.
All positive crew members on board these vessels are isolating in their cabins and are being monitored safely.

New information for the community about managing COVID-19
New information about managing COVID-19 at home and in the community is on the HealthyWA website.
SafeWA
Yesterday, 1,623,854 scans were recorded on the SafeWA app. It is important for everyone to check using SafeWA or the ServiceWA app will help authorities contact those who may be at risk quickly and effectively.

Border controls
Information about Western Australia’s controlled border arrangements, conditions of entry and quarantine is available online.

COVID-19 vaccinations
Over the weekend, 41,907 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered in vaccination clinics in Western Australia.
Demand for vaccinations and third doses is increasing. To spread the demand across clinic operating hours and to avoid excessive wait times, people are encouraged to make a booking via Vaccinate WA.
From today, based on the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommendations, Western Australians 18 years and older will be eligible for their COVID-19 booster vaccination, three months following the second dose of the primary course.


Children’s vaccinations
66,129 first doses for kids aged 5-11 since paediatric vaccines have been administered.

Mandatory vaccination information
A mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for most occupations and workforces in WA is being introduced in a phased approach. For more information on getting your COVID-19 vaccine, visit: Roll Up For WA.

Variants
To date, 482 cases of variant strains have been detected in Western Australia – including 275 Omicron strain, 53 Alpha strain, 15 Beta strain, one Gamma strain and 138 Delta strain.

Twelve new local cases emerged on Monday, including seven linked to a Perth nightclub cluster. A further 42 infections were reported over the weekend.


About 80 workers at BHP's Yandi iron ore mine are isolating after being identified as contacts of a rail contractor who tested positive while on site.

The contractor had returned a negative rapid antigen test last week before flying to the site in the state's north.

They felt unwell on Sunday and subsequently returned a positive PCR test.

BHP late on Monday confirmed one of the worker's colleagues had also tested positive. They have not reported any symptoms and have been in isolation.
"Contact tracing and deep cleaning at site is continuing, and other close and casual contacts remain in isolation as a precaution," a spokeswoman said.
"The health and wellbeing of our people is our top priority, and everyone impacted is being fully supported during their isolation period."

All contacts have returned negative rapid antigen tests but must return negative PCR tests before resuming work.

The infected workers face 14 days isolation at an accommodation camp under WA's strict laws, as does another contractor who tested positive at 29Metals' Golden Grove copper and zinc mine, about 450km northeast of Perth.

 

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31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 54 PT6 < SA >

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31/1/2022 SA

SA recorded 1505new cases , SA local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 103544 cases.

SA recorded 6 delta deaths.

SA Reff = 0.90

SA PCR POSITIVITY = 12.58%

SA DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS

SA DAILY CASES WITH CURVE

South Australia has reported another 1505 COVID-19 infections amid ongoing concerns for the state's indigenous communities. Premier Steven Marshall said 6 more people had died, taking the state's toll since the start of the pandemic to 117.

He said 281 people were in hospital with the coronavirus including 25 in intensive care and four on ventilators.

The new cases on Monday took the total number of active infections to 19,847 with the seven-day average falling to 1849.

Mr Marshall said a meeting of the state's COVID Response Committee had focused on providing support for Indigenous communities with Aboriginal people over-represented among the state's total virus cases.

There are currently more than 1000 positive cases among Indigenous communities with 29 people in hospital and three in ICU.

Cases on the APY lands in the state's north had stabilised but concern remained for communities on the west coast, the premier said.
"We are seeing those numbers increase but we are seeing a massive response and we are learning more and more about the most appropriate way to respond to this particularly vulnerable community," Mr Marshall said.

Vaccination rates among SA's remote areas are considered good, but more resources are being sent to assist in specific regions.

The continued fall in virus cases came as SA's school year began for some students.

From Monday, children of essential workers and others considered vulnerable returned to schools across the state.

They will be followed on Wednesday by students in reception and years 1, 7, 8 and 12 with other years learning online until February 14.

Officials are still working to roll out rapid antigen tests to schools along with air purifiers which will provided to some older sites and those with specific issues, including schools in Port Pirie where the local industry impacts on air quality.

RATs will be used as surveillance testing for teachers and other staff in pre-school settings, but will only be supplied to teachers in schools if they are deemed to be close contacts of a positive case.

In such circumstances, they will be provided with seven tests and will be allowed to keep working as long as they continue to test negative.

All teachers are required to wear masks along with students in years seven to 12.

Masks are strongly recommended for students in years 3 to 6.

 

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31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 54 PT7 < ACT , TAS >

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31/1/2022 ACT

ACT recorded 537 new cases , ACT local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 33917 cases.

ACT recorded 0 delta deaths.

ACT Reff = 0.92

ACT PCR POSITIVITY = 12.6%

ACT DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS

ACT DAILY CASES WITH CURVE

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31/1/2022 TAS

TAS recorded 504 new cases , TAS local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 29588 cases.

TAS recorded 0 delta deaths.

TAS Reff = 0.90

TAS PCR POSITIVITY = 12.7%

TAS DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS

TAS DAILY CASES WITH CURVE

Tasmania has over-reported coronavirus cases by more than 1300 because of data errors, as well as infections being counted twice. The state's cumulative tally will be corrected and shifted downwards by 1333, about four per cent of its overall number of recorded cases, in Tuesday's figures.
Premier Peter Gutwein said the miscalculations were due to a system error, plus "some double counting" that occurred when rapid antigen positive test results began to be included in daily numbers.
"We actually had some people that were logging in twice with both a PCR result and rapid antigen test result," he told reporters on Monday.
"It doesn't change our understanding of transmission in Tasmania."

The health department says duplications occurred from December 15 to January 23.
"(The errors) didn't affect any of our referring on of individuals for appropriate medical care," Deputy Public Health Director Julie Graham said.
"The main result was some people did get extra messaging related to being cases and related to being released from isolation. I do apologise for this."

Dr Graham said the wrong numbers didn't impact any public health decisions.

"It didn't have any effect on what we call our 'epi curve', whether our cases are increasing, decreasing or plateauing," she said.

Tasmania reopened to mainland hot spots on December 15 and has recorded five COVID-19 deaths since.

The state documented 504 new cases on Monday, the lowest daily figure since January 3.

There are 16 patients with COVID-19 in hospital, with seven of those being treated specifically for the virus - a drop from Sunday's figure of 10.

One person is in intensive care. The remaining nine cases are in hospital for unrelated medical conditions.

There were 594 new infections recorded on Sunday and 683 on Saturday.

The state has 4903 documented active cases, continuing a broad downward trend in recent weeks.

Tasmania has experienced 18 virus deaths in total.

The state government, meanwhile, will operate a special vaccination clinic in the northwest town of Smithton on Friday for children aged five to 11 as part of a return-to-school blitz.

More than 46 per cent of the aged group have received their first vaccination ahead of term one resuming on February 9.

 

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31 JANUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 229 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 54 PT7 < NT > < NZ >

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31/1/2022 NT

NT recorded 812 new cases , NT local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 14010 cases.

NT recorded 0 delta deaths.

NT Reff = 1.73

NT PCR POSITIVITY = 17.8%

NT DAILY CASES WITH CURVE

NT COVID-19 update
31 January 2022
There were 812 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the Northern Territory (NT) in the 24 hours to 8pm on 30 January 2022. Of these, 599 were positive cases from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

Following the submission of further RAT results, we have also amended the case number for the 24 hour reporting period to 8pm on 29 January to 901.

There were 528 cases recorded in the Top End region,
86 in Central Australia,
45 in the East Arnhem region,
16 in the Big Rivers region
and 13 in the Barkly region.

New cases recorded in communities under lock-in restrictions:
• 27 cases in Galiwin’ku
• 3 cases in Milingimbi
• 1 case in Palumpa.
There are currently 114 patients in hospital, with nine patients requiring oxygen. There are 5 patients in ICU.

The number of active cases in the NT is about 5,550.
902 COVID-19 PCR tests were processed across the NT yesterday.

Public health measures
To slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community and reduce the rate of transmission the following public health measures are in place across the NT:
• a lock-in for Ampilatwatja, Milikapiti, Galiwin’ku, Milingimbi, Palumpa until 2pm on Sunday 6 February
• a Territory-wide mask mandate (indoors and outdoors)
• the Territory Vaccine Pass.
COVID-19 testing



NT COVID-19 update – Lajamanu enters seven day lock-in
31 January 2022
Lajamanu and surrounding homelands entered a lock-in at 5pm today for seven days.

This is to minimise the movement out of these communities and manage the spread of COVID-19.
A total of 24 cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Lajamanu in the current outbreak.
During a lock-in, residents can move freely within the area, but are not able to leave unless it is for an authorised reason.
A person must not leave a lock-in area unless the person is:
• an authorised officer or essential worker
• infected with COVID-19 and required to isolate outside of the area
• suspected of being infected with COVID-19 and requires testing or assessment for infection outside the area
• required to exit the area under another law
• exiting to leave the Territory.
A lock-in is also in place in Ampilatwatja, Milikapiti, Galiwin’ku, Milingimbi, Palumpa until 2pm on Sunday 6 February.

COVID-19 testing
Everyone should get tested for COVID-19 if showing symptoms. A number of NT Rapid Antigen Testing and Distribution Points have been established.
Individuals can collect RATs for free from NT distribution centres located in Darwin, Katherine, Nhulunbuy, Alice Springs and Tennant Creek.
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in our communities, it is important for everyone to follow all the health directions:
• Book your COVID-19 vaccine
• Check in using The Territory Check In App every time, everywhere
• If you have symptoms, stay away from others and get tested for COVID-19
• Wash your hands with soap and water and use hand sanitiser regularly
• Do not go to work if you feel sick
• Maintain a physical distance of 1.5 metres where possible.

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31/1/2022

NZ DELTA WAVE & OMICRON OUTBREAKS

NZ recorded 100 LOCAL cases , NZ local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 12063 cases.
66 mystery cases.
30 repats from o/seas. again
NZ recorded 1 delta deaths.

 

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1 FEBRUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 230 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 55

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PCRs remain restricted in who can access them to test for covid.
RATs remain very hard to get hold of , further reducing the reliability of reported known VOC cases in all states with the exceptions of WA and NT where case loads are VOC case numbers remain low.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY NEW CASES & DEATHS OVERNIGHT

AUS + 35350 new cases ==> 2442466 * and today's COVID DEATHS = 77.

NSW + 12818 new cases ==> 1011632 cases ,30 DEAD , ,+ve RATs are RECORDED IN NSW
VIC + 11311 new cases==> 833644 cases , 34 DEAD , PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN VIC *
QLD + 7588 new cases ==> 412035 , 10 DEAD , PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN QLD *
WA + 24 (local) new cases ==> 367 , PCR ONLY RECORDED IN WA
SA + 1266 new cases ==> 104810 cases * , 3 DEAD, PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN SA
ACT + 522 new cases ==> 34439 cases *, 0 DEAD .PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN ACT
TAS + 699 new cases ==> 30287 cases * , 0 DEAD , PCR & +RAT RECORDED IN TAS
NT + 1122 ! new cases ==> 15132 cases, 0 DEAD , PCR ONLY RECORDED IN NT

NZ + 125 (LOCAL) cases==> 12188 !, 0 DEAD, PCR ONLY RECORDED IN NZ , NO RESTRICTIONS ON PCR TESTING NZ <== ACCURATE CASE NUMBERS.

* not considered reliable numbers because in NSW -ve RATs are not being mandated to be reported and access to PCR tests is restricted ONLY to those ordered to be PCR tested and those who are symptomatic.
The concensas is the case numbers in ! are under-reporting actual case numbers to a significant degree , perhaps low by 2x fold or more.

Health experts are calling for a mandate for all RAT test results ( negative or positive ) to be reported and for free access to RATs for ALL Australians ON DEMAND.

COMBINED DELTA & OMICRON WAVE IN AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL DAILY CASES SNAPSHOT

NATIONAL PCR POSITIVITY = 15.73%

NATIONAL CASES SNAPSHOT

16/1/2022 = 63051 #*#
17/1/2022 = 73818 #*#
18/1/2022 = 72850 #*#
19/1/2022 = 79565 #*#
20/1/2022 = 75668 #*#
21/1/2022 = 64513 #*#
22/1/2022 = 55124 #*#
23/1/2022 = 48981 #*#
24/1/2022 = 40683 #*#
25/1/2022 = 46845 #*#
26/1/2022 = 52613 #*#
27/1/2022 = 46872 #*#
28/1/2022 = 40174 #*#
29/1/2022 = 39889 #*#
30/1/2022 = 36383 #*#
31/1/2022 = 33921 #*#
1/2/2022 = 35350 #*#


#*# Rules for getting official PCR test in effect , many fewer people can now show up and demand a PCR test unless told to by their state's health department or they are sick + very long delays getting PCR test results ( > 4 days in NSW )
concensus is UNDERreporting because ! are NOW under reporting by at least 2 fold ( ie NSW case numbers are no longer reliable ).
backdated +RATs included.

HOSPITALISATIONS & DEATHS
NATIONAL OVERVIEW

HOTSPOT STATES

AND NT

AGED CARE COVID DESASTER v3 ,
CLEARLY nothing has been learnt from the aged care desasters v1 and v2 in 2020 WAVE 1 and 2020 WAVE 2 or been taken onboard and acted on from the AGED CARE ROYAL COMMISSION

NATIONAL DELTA & OMICRON DEATHS TODAY

NSW = +30 ==> NSW total in this DELTA WAVE = 1373
Victoria +34 ==> VIC total in this DELTA WAVE = 1227
QLD = +10 ==>QLD total in this DELTA WAVE = 975
SA = +3 ==> SA total in this DELTA WAVE = 119
ACT ==> ACT total in this DELTA WAVE = 26
TAS ==> total in this DELTA WAVE = 5
NT total in this DELTA WAVE ( and for entire pandemic ) = 2
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Australia = +77 ==> 3735 total since mid June 2021.

NATIONAL EFFECTIVE POSITIVITY ANALYSIS
POSeff = [(PCR+) + (RAT+)]/[PCR + (RAT+)] = CASES / [PCR + (RAT+)]

 

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1 FEBRUARY = DELTA WAVE Day 230 & OMICRON TSUSAMI Day 545 PT2 < NSW PART 1>

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NSW 01 February 2022
Across NSW, more than 95 % of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94 % have received two doses to Sunday 30 January 2022.

Of people aged 12 to 15, 83.2 % have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 78.5 % have received two doses.
Of people aged 5 to 11, 39 % have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

NSW Health is today reporting the deaths of 30 people with COVID-19; 21 men and 9 women.

Of the 30 people who died;
1 was in their 30s,
1 was in their 50s,
5 were in their 70s,
19 were in their 80s
and 4 were in their 90s. Older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for COVID-19, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions.

5 people who died had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine,
19 people had received two doses
and 6 people were not vaccinated.

2 people who died were aged under 65. A man in his 30s had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had no significant underlying health conditions.
A woman in her 50s was not vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.

8 people were from south western Sydney,
4 people were from Sydney’s Inner West,
3 people were from southern Sydney,
3 people were from western Sydney,
2 people were from Northern Sydney,
2 people were from the Shellharbour area,
2 people were from the Tweed Heads area,
1 person was from Dubbo,
1 person was from the Central Coast,
1 person was from the Hunter Region,
1 person was from the South Coast region,
1 person was from the Mid North Coast
and 1 person was from the Mid Coast.

This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,424.

There are currently 2,749 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 186 people in intensive care, 70 of whom require ventilation.

There were 12,818 positive test results (cases) notified to 8pm last night - including 7,913 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 4,905 positive PCR tests.

There has now been a total of 258,867 positive RATs recorded since reporting began on 13 January 2022. The 4,905 positive PCR results were returned from 36,234 PCR tests. Following further investigation, 246 COVID-19 cases detected by PCR tests have been excluded and 536 cases previously reported as RAT-positive have now been confirmed as PCR-positive cases, bringing the total number of cases detected by PCR tests in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 827,141.

Of the 12,818 positive test results,
1,833 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD) (829 PCR and 1,004 RATs),
1,592 are from Western Sydney LHD (827 PCR and 765 RATs),
1,468 from South Eastern Sydney LHD (595 PCR and 873 RATs),
1,379 from Northern Sydney LHD (533 PCR and 846 RATs),
1,501 are from Hunter New England LHD (396 PCR and 1,105 RATs),
871 are from Sydney LHD (376 PCR and 495 RATs),
659 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven (291 PCR and 368 RATs),
679 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD (271 PCR and 408 RATs),
614 are from the Central Coast (167 PCR and 447 RATs),
459 are from Western NSW LHD (157 PCR and 302 RATs),
526 are from Northern NSW LHD (144 PCR and 382 RATs),
433 are from Murrumbidgee LHD (79 PCR and 354 RATs),
227 are from Southern NSW LHD (71 PCR and 156 RATs),
401 are from Mid North Coast LHD (39 PCR and 362 RATs),
19 are from Far West LHD (one PCR and 18 RATs),
45 are in correctional settings,
1 is in hotel quarantine
and 111 are yet to be assigned to an LHD (83 PCR and 28 RATs).

NSW Reff = 7d mvg avg (t) / 7d mvg avg (t-4) = 0.83

NSW PCR POSITIVITY = 13.5%
no run-chart because of * and unreconciled backdated PCR and RAT+ data being recieved in dribs and drabs.

NSW DAILY CASES SNAPSHOT

NSW DAILY CASES WITH CURVE

G-SYDNEY LHDs

SATELLITE REGIONAL LHDs [ HNE, CNTRL CST, ISH, NBMts, WNSW ]

 

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HNE
There are currently 64 COVID-19 cases receiving care in hospitals across the Hunter New England Local Health District, and three in intensive care units.
Sadly, we’re reporting the deaths of two people; one female and one male.
One was in their 70s and one was in their 80s.
One was from Dungog LGA and one was from Mid Coast LGA.

1501 recorded COVID-19 cases in the Hunter New England region. Total for Delta - Omicrom Wave = 88757

WNSW

Be COVID-safe all the time. Wear a mask wherever required. Wash and sanitise hands frequently. Socially distance wherever possible. Use QR codes. Take care around older people, or people with health conditions.
Plan ahead. Have a Plan C ready for if you, or someone in your household, needs to self-isolate.
Up to 8pm last night, there were 26 people in hospital with COVID-19 across the District. Of those, there were 3 in ICU.

FWNSW
Far West LHD COVID-19 Update
There was 1 case of COVID-19 reported from PCR tests in the Far West Local Health District (FWLHD) to 8pm last night.
This case is located in Wentworth LGA.
There were 18 positive rapid antigen (RAT) tests reported for the LHD. (RAT tests are only reported at LHD level. RAT numbers may include cases where people have reported positive RATs on multiple days and/or where people have also had a positive PCR test during the same reporting period).

459 recorded COVID-19 cases in the WNSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 19594
19 recorded COVID-19 cases in the FarWNSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 1373

NNSW
NSWLHD COVID-19 update until 8pm 31 January 2022
- 526** cases of COVID-19
- 144 positive PCR tests
- 382 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs)
- 36 in hospital
- 5 in ICU
- 2 deaths
Confirmed tests by LGA (both PCR and RAT):
#Ballina 85
#Byron 41
#ClarenceValley 79
#Kyogle 10
#Lismore 75
#RichmondValley 43
#Tweed 193
Sadly, today we are reporting the death of two people aged in their 80s from COVID-19. They were from the Tweed area.

MID N CST
There were 401 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Mid North Coast Local Health District to 8pm yesterday (31 January 2022) – including 362 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 39 positive PCR tests*.
Sadly, Mid North Coast Health is reporting the death of one person with COVID-19 in their 80s from Coffs Harbour LGA. We extend our sincere condolences to their family and loved ones.
155 are from Coffs Harbour Local Government Area (LGA),
127 are from Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA,
65 are from Kempsey LGA,
29 are from Nambucca Valley LGA
and 24 are from Bellingen LGA.
There are 67 COVID-19 cases in Mid North Coast hospitals, with four people in intensive care.
There have been 15,910 cases reported in the district since June 2021.
At our Mid North Coast Health clinics, there were 109 tests conducted yesterday.

SNSW
Two hundred and twenty seven (227) new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Southern NSW today (includes RAT and PCR test results).
Of the 227 new cases:
Thirty five (35) are in the Bega Valley LGA
Thirty (30) are in the Eurobodalla LGA
Thirty one (31) are in the Goulburn Mulwaree LGA
Ninety three (93) are in the Queanbeyan Palerang LGA
Nineteen (19) are in the Snowy Monaro LGA
Eight are in the Upper Lachlan LGA
Eleven (11) are in the Yass Valley LGA

MURRUMBIDGEE
MLHD has recorded a total of 433 new cases in the past 24 hours to 8pm last night.
#Total PCR Tests 79
#Total RAT Tests 354
#Total in Hospital 30
#Total in ICU 5
Current active cases by LGA (as recorded by PCR tests only) :
#Albury 1,182
#Berrigan 134
#Bland 87
#Carrathool 20
#Coolamon 111
#Cootamundra-Gundagai 117
#EdwardRiver 102
#Federation 202
#GreaterHumeShire 153
#Griffith 924
#Hay 25
#Hilltops 310
#Junee 133
#Lachlan 26
#Leeton 206
#Lockhart 30
#MurrayRiver 166
#Murrumbidgee 95
#Narrandera 85
#SnowyValleys 274
#Temora 129
#WaggaWagga 1,520

529 recorded COVID-19 cases in the N-NSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 25529
401 recorded COVID-19 cases in the MID N CST NSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 15815
433 recorded COVID-19 cases in the MURRUMBIDGEE LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 19892
227 recorded COVID-19 cases in the S-NSW LHD. Total for Delta Wave = 11875

 

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1/2/2022 VIC
VIC recorded 11311 new cases, VIC local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE is now 833644 cases.
Constrained by extreme shortage of RATs and restricted access to PCRs.

VIC recorded 34 delta deaths..
Omicron VOC is the dominant strain in Victoria as it is in NSW.
Density limits are in place in Victoria .
Vic Health has mandated that RAT +ves must be reported.

The statewide CODE BROWN in VIctoria remains in force.

VIC Reff = 0.98

VIC PCR POSITIVITY = 17.4%

VIC DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS

VIC DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS WITH CURVE

Victoria reported 11,311 new cases of COVID-19 and 34 deaths on Tuesday, as health authorities revealed the state could have already passed its peak in virus-related hospital admissions.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton told the newly created pandemic declaration accountability and oversight committee on Monday hospitalisations may have already reached a high and might only get to half the level predicted by earlier caseload modelling.
"I think we're likely to be at the peak now. I think we're unlikely to go above 1500 hospitalisations and I think it's probably already peaked. I think that peak will look bumpy, it'll be a plateau, it'll have up and down days, but it won't significantly increase from the position we're in right now," he said.

The figure has been revised down from Professor Sutton's estimates released last Monday, which expected hospitalisations to grow by 100 a day before reaching 2500. It is welcome news for hospitals, which continue to operate under stress following the declaration of a "code brown" last month.

There are currently 851 Victorians with COVID-19 being cared for at hospitals across the state. Of those, 106 are in intensive care and 30 are on a ventilator.

That is a significant drop from figures released by the state government two weeks ago, which had 1229 people recovering in hospital on January 17 and 1206 on January 20.

The fall in hospital admissions comes after a snapshot released by Australia's productivity watchdog on Monday found Victoria spent less money per person running public hospitals than any other state in the country. It also had fewer beds and workers, and longer emergency department waiting times.

The Australian Medical Association's Victorian president Roderick McRae said Victorian hospitals had fared "extraordinarily poorly for decades" as a result of deep funding cuts, and the COVID-19 pandemic had exposed vulnerabilities in the system.

There are currently 72,710 active coronavirus infections in Victoria. Of the new cases announced by authorities on Tuesday, 4251 came from PCR tests, and 7060 were self-reported from rapid antigen tests.

More than 17,799 Victorians received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a state-run clinic on Sunday, taking the proportion of triple-vaccinated Victorians to almost 39 per cent of the adult population.

As of Monday, a total of 252,979 children aged between five and 11 had received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, or 44 per cent of the total. A small number of immuno-compromised children have also had a second jab.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation is currently considering approving a third shot of the coronavirus vaccine for 16 to 17-year-olds after the Therapeutic Goods Administration gave the green light last week.

Following its weekly meeting on Monday, the group noted the TGA's advice and added it would release recommendations on the use of boosters in that age group shortly.

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1/2/2022 QLD

QLD recorded 7588 new cases , QLD local total for DELTA - OMICRON WAVE now 412035 cases.

QLD recorded 10 delta deaths.

QLD Reff = 0.84

QLD PCR POSITIVITY = 27.9%

QLD DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS

QLD DAILY CASES SNAPSHOTS WITH CURVE

Queensland has surpassed 200 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic first began, with another 10 people dying from the disease in the latest reporting period.

The state has recorded 7,588 new cases.

There are 868 people receiving treatment in hospital in both public and private hospitals. Fifty people are in intensive care and 23 of those are ventilated.

There are 801 people being treated in the pubic system, up from 744 yesterday, but Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said he was not concerned about the increase.
"I think it's part of the cyclical phenomenon that occurs in hospitals," he said.
"We need to be looking at the seven-day period and it will be more telling what we see towards the end of the week in terms of whether we're continuing to see the downward trend."

He said 8 of the 10 deaths were in aged care facilities.

2 of the people who died were unvaccinated,
8 had received two doses
and none had received a booster shot.

2 were aged in their 70s,
4 in their 80s
and 4 in their 90s.

'Very concerned with what I'm hearing in aged care' Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said she was very concerned about the number of aged care deaths, with a total of 107 in the current Omicron wave.
"Of the 107 deaths we've had in aged care residents since the start of pandemic, only 10 of these people have been boosted, and I'm concerned that 20 were not vaccinated at all," Minister D'Ath said.
"That's why we've been saying all along that the priority for boosters should be in aged care residents.
"Too many aged care residents are passing away who had not been offered a booster."

She said she did not know how many facilities have been visited for boosters.
"The Commonwealth reports that currently 100 per cent of all facilities have been visited for vaccinations, but we don't know how many have been visited for boosters and most importantly, how many residents overall have received their booster," she said.
"I'm hearing from people who say they're begging managers of aged care facilities to bring people in to vaccinate their loved ones for boosters."

Ms D'Ath said the Commonwealth has requested assistance from the state government to find staff and private hospital beds for aged care residents "where the need arises".
"This should be their responsibility, but they keep asking us to use our resources to do this work for them," she said.
"Also in the last seven days there has been 26 separate requests for emergency assistance to Queensland Health from the Commonwealth to supply residential aged care facilities with PPE and rapid antigen tests.
"We have provided 788,000 pieces of PPE since the start of 2022."

She said although the Commonwealth would eventually reimburse the state government, the stock being diverted to aged care facilities was "taking away from our hospital and health services, even though they've got a national medical stockpile".
"I am very concerned with what I'm hearing in aged care," she said.
"I'm hearing of residents being locked behind doors for days on end and worried about adequate food and staff to provide healthy meals to residents."