Tasmania passes grim Covid milestone, as death toll rises to 60

More than a quarter of Tasmanians have now been infected with Covid since the pandemic began, as the state records a bleak milestone. LATEST UPDATE >>

Tasmania’s Covid death toll has risen to 60 as the state records another 1,021 new cases on Tuesday.

Premier and Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff confirmed that a woman had passed away at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

“We can, unfortunately, expect further deaths from Covid as the occurrence and peak in Covid deaths typically occurs up to a month after the peak in community cases,” said Mr Rockliff.

“This reflects the later peak in illness among older persons and the clinical course of severe illness due to COVID-19.”

There are currently 40 people in hospital with Covid, with 16 being treated specifically for the virus. One person is in the ICU.

There are currently 5,916 active cases across the state.

More than a quarter of Tasmanians have contracted Covid since the pandemic began with a total of 145,182 residents recording an infection.