The Department of Health has launched the COVID-19 Surveillance Report, a weekly report that provides the Tasmanian public with extensive information about the current epidemiology of COVID-19 in our state.

The report is compiled and published by Public Health, and sets out detailed information with maps, graphs and tables and is available to read here: www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/facts/tasmanian-statistics/weekly-report

The first issue provides an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tasmania up to and including 26 March 2022 and includes data on:

• new confirmed cases

• active cases

• total cases

• age and gender of cases

• source of infection

• hospitalisations

• testing

• confirmed cases by Local Government Area (LGA) and Health Region

• vaccination. 

The publication of a weekly Surveillance Report is a tool for sharing historical and up-to-date information about the pandemic in Tasmania with the public.

While Tasmania has been publishing the daily tile with daily case numbers, the new weekly Surveillance Report provides much more detail about characteristics, distribution, and trends in COVID-19 cases across Tasmania.

The report also builds on existing information provided on the Tasmanian coronavirus website.

Commenting on the publication of the weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Report, Director of Public Health, Dr Mark Veitch said:

“We were keen to develop a more detailed information resource that would give the public a more informed view and understanding of many aspects of the pandemic across the state.

“The weekly Surveillance Report enables the public to better understand the current risks posed by COVID-19, and the reasons for policy decisions. It also provides locally and personally relevant information that many people may find helpful to inform their own choices and actions during the pandemic.”