NIHRACS COVID-9 Update:

Information below was provided by Dr Sam Jones, Medical Superintendent: Dr Sam is keen that we all understand that there is a "real and present danger from COVID Omicron variant".

There are now approximately 300 deaths per week in Australia over the past month, and the numbers are steadily rising.

The ABC has an accessible website on it’s news channel which gives daily COVID updates and analysis/discussion which is unbiased and rational. Here’s a link.https://www.abc.net.au/.../covid-cases-vaccines.../101040028

Latest updated figures (as of midnight 5/05/2022)

Total positive cases since outbreak:402
Current Active cases in isolation: 116
Current Household contacts in quarantine: 90
2/05/2022: 25
3/05/2022: 26
4/05/2022: 20
5/05/2022: 11

Total number of hospitalisations since outbreak started: 25
Total number of COVID-related medivacs since outbreak started: 5