Four new Tasmanian coronavirus cases confirmed
Four more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Tasmania on Sunday night.
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FOUR more cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Tasmania on Sunday.
In a brief statement issued on Sunday night, Director of Public Health Mark Veitch said the four new cases — three female and one male — brought the state’s total to 86.
Dr Veitch said two of the cases were from the state’s North while the other two were from the North-West.
Two of the patients are aged in their 70s while one is in their 60s and one in their 40s.
Dr Veitch said further information would be provided at a later time but said one of the cases was associated with the Ruby Princess cruise ship while another is a close contact of another case.
He said the other two cases arose from the North-West.
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