Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
ABC News
ABC News
Health

Another COVID wave hits Tasmania, but not as hard as Omicron, health authorities say

Daily COVID-19 case numbers are rising again in Tasmania, with the health department confirming the state is in the middle of another wave.

As of Wednesday, southern Tasmanians were being asked to reconsider their need to go to the Royal Hobart Hospital as it escalated its COVID management plan to level two in the wake of a COVID outbreak.

Health department secretary Kathrine Morgan-Wicks said the hospital was seeing an increasing number of COVID patients, as well as more COVID-related staff absences.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.