Premier warns Covid wave could last months
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Rockliff’s plea to Albo as cases stay high
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Two northern hospitals managing Covid outbreaks
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New peak coming as government lashed as ‘reckless, unscientific’
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Tasmania records 48th Covid-related death
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Covid cases spike after Easter break
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Death in aged care as Covid recovery rate overtakes new cases
A southern Tasmanian aged care resident is the latest Covid-related death as the state’s recovery rate begins to outpace new cases.
Another death as prisoners play ‘jigsaws’
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Covid death toll rises, calls for close contact rule to be scrapped
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Tasmania’s death toll hits 33 as daily case numbers decrease
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Emergency declaration extended as 100K cases in sight
The Director of Public Health has indicated when Tasmania could return to greater sense of normalcy, as the state’s public health emergency declaration is once again extended. DETAILS >>
Total cases near 100,000 since pandemic start
Covid case numbers have increased slightly upon the previous reporting period, while the total cases since the start of the pandemic nears 100,000.
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