Five new coronavirus cases in Tasmania including two children

Two children are among the five latest cases of coronavirus confirmed in Tasmania, all of whom were cruise ship passengers.

TASMANIA has recorded its first cases of coronavirus in children today.

Director of Public Health Mark Veitch said in a statement this evening that Tasmania today confirmed five new cases of coronavirus, bringing the state’s total to 47.

Dr Veitch said three of the cases are from northern Tasmania and two are from the North-West.

One of the cases is aged in their 70s, two are aged in their 30s, and two are children.

“All of the cases were passengers aboard the Ovation of the Seas, which docked in Sydney on 18 March,” he said.

“There remains no evidence of community transmission in Tasmania, as all the cases are directly or indirectly linked to overseas travel.”

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Dr Veitch said all of the cases were already in self-quarantine and receiving daily contact from Public Health Services staff as they were passengers on a cruise ship where coronavirus cases had been detected.

“Accordingly, the two children had not been attending school,” he said.

Anyone requiring more information about coronavirus should contact the National Coronavirus Health Information Line on 1800 020 080.