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Australia Covid live update: NSW reports 239 new cases as Queensland records nine on first full day of lockdown; four new cases in Victoria | |
(32 minutes later) | |
Queensland reports nine new cases of Covid-19 as three million people across the state begin their first full day in lockdown; Victoria records four new local cases. Follow all the day’s news | Queensland reports nine new cases of Covid-19 as three million people across the state begin their first full day in lockdown; Victoria records four new local cases. Follow all the day’s news |
Dr Jeremy McAnulty is going through the NSW case numbers. | |
He says there were 241 cases of Covid-19 recorded in NSW in the 24-hours to 8pm last night — that’s two in hotel quarantine and 239 in the community. | |
Of the 239, 139 have been linked to known clusters and 124 are under investigation. | |
Eighty of the cases were in isolation throughout their entire infectious period, 35 were in isolation for part of their infectious period, and 26 were infectious in the community. | |
You may notice that that doesn’t add up to 239, and it also doesn’t quite match what Berejiklian said earlier. We’ll get to the bottom of it. | |
The NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian is speaking in Sydney now. She has urged everyone who can to come forward and get vaccinated, including younger people getting AstraZeneca. | |
NSW has recorded 239 new cases of Covid-19, with 35 infectious in the community | |
There were 87,000 tests in the 24-hours to 8pm. | |
Victoria is holding its daily coronavirus press conference at 11.10am. | |
I may be slightly losing it but this time made me laugh out loud. No clash at all with NSW! | |
Giving the update will be chief health officer Brett Sutton and acting Covid-19 commander, Naomi Bromley. | |
We are expecting the NSW covid update at 11am. | |
In the mean time, the Australian eventing team is tackling the cross country course in Tokyo this morning. Shane Rose and Virgil have jumped clear with no time penalties — one of only three riders to jump clear inside the time so far. | |
Jonelle Price riding Grovine de Reve and Scuderia 1918 Don Quidam also jumped clear but outside the course time of 7 minutes and 45 seconds, at 7:50 and 7:51 respectively. Very low penalties. It puts Australia in a good position. | |
One possible link from the overseas cases to the 17-year-old Indooroopilly State High School is a medical student who tutored them. | One possible link from the overseas cases to the 17-year-old Indooroopilly State High School is a medical student who tutored them. |
Young says she is not sure that the medical student is the index case for this outbreak, but it is being investigated. The medical student had an appointment to be vaccinated but had not received the shot yet. Medical students being part of the 1B cohort, meaning they have been eligible since April. | Young says she is not sure that the medical student is the index case for this outbreak, but it is being investigated. The medical student had an appointment to be vaccinated but had not received the shot yet. Medical students being part of the 1B cohort, meaning they have been eligible since April. |
The Ekka, the Royal Brisbane Show, is due to run from 7 to 15 August. It’s not yet clear whether that will go ahead. | The Ekka, the Royal Brisbane Show, is due to run from 7 to 15 August. It’s not yet clear whether that will go ahead. |
The organisers have delayed setting up in response to the lockdown. Young says the show organisers are working very closely with her public health team. | The organisers have delayed setting up in response to the lockdown. Young says the show organisers are working very closely with her public health team. |
Young says that people must wear a mask when outdoors, even when exercising, unless they are doing “strenuous exercise”. | |
Young says she thinks the virus has spread in schools during this outbreak because masks are not worn in schools. | Young says she thinks the virus has spread in schools during this outbreak because masks are not worn in schools. |
Young said the threshold for lifting the lockdown will be when she is “confident that all the cases that potentially have been exposed are safely in quarantine and are unlikely to end up having been infectious out in the community”. | Young said the threshold for lifting the lockdown will be when she is “confident that all the cases that potentially have been exposed are safely in quarantine and are unlikely to end up having been infectious out in the community”. |
Young says Queensland should aim for 40,000 tests per day. That would be a record number of tests for that state. | Young says Queensland should aim for 40,000 tests per day. That would be a record number of tests for that state. |