Tasmania COVID-19 daily update: 11 new cases, including a health care worker from the North West

Eleven new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Tasmania, including a hospital nurse.

TASMANIA has confirmed 11 new cases of coronavirus on Friday – the most in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic.

This brings the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 58.

In a statement released late on Friday night, Acting Director of Public Health Scott McKeown said five of the cases were from northern Tasmania, four from southern Tasmania and two from the North-West.

Two of the cases are aged in their 20s, two in their 30s, two in their 40s, two are 50s, two in their 60s and one in their 80s.

Seven of the cases are men and four are women.

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Dr McKeown said one of the cases is a healthcare worker, understood to be a nurse, employed at the Mersey Community Hospital.

“Public Health Services has initiated an investigation into this case in conjunction with the Tasmanian Health Service to ascertain the person’s movements at work and in the community to identify any close contacts,” Dr McKeown said.

“The person is fully co-operating with PHS staff. Should any close contacts be determined through this investigation, these people will be contacted by PHS.

“An investigation is also continuing as to how the person caught coronavirus.”

Of the other cases, eight are related to people who have been aboard cruise ships.

These people had already been identified by PHS and were already in self-quarantine.

Two other cases are people who have recently travelled to Tasmania from overseas.