13 new cases today.
The cluster now sits at 31.
Several children under 10 have the delta variant.
Where are the cases?
Ironside State school: 7 students + 5 household contacts
Karate class – 1
They’re still looking for the link between all of these cases ⬆️ and the two return travellers. The tutor/medical student has now been ruled out.
That got real serious real fast? I know sis. Delta not Goodrem doesn’t play.
The three day lockdown will be extended until 4pm on Sunday.
The Ekka has been canned (second year in a row)
A $260m support package has been announced.
VICTORIA (heart you)
Two new cases – both in iso – we are on the home straight to don’t be a hero be a zero.
One is linked to AAMI park.
One is linked to the Frankston outbreak.
Around 3750 close contacts remain in iso.
We are also getting tougher on the border with NSW.
Crossing of the border will only be allowed for six reasons:
Necessary goods and services, care, paid or voluntary work, education, vaccine, sport/exercise.
NSW - here are the numbers:
207 new cases
105 are linked (92 are from household spread 13 close contacts )
102 are mystery cases
89 were in iso / 21 part iso
51 were in the community
46 cases 🕵🏽
232 people are in hospital ( ⬆️ 29 on yday)
54 in ICU (same)
25 on ventilators (same)
3634 cases have been reported since June 16.
A man in his 90s has died.
Four of today’s cases are linked to the Wyoming residential aged care in Sydney's inner west. There are now 18 infected residents there and two staff. They’ve been sent to hospital.
WA /SA/ TASSIE / NT/ ACT
Besties. Keep quiet. I’ll tell you when to come out.
More on them ⬇️
SOUTHIES:
Restrictions will ease from Thursday! Yay!
Density limits back to 50% or 1 per 2sqm for hospitality.
Sport is back too (limit on crowds)
Gyms are open with 1 per 4sqm
And if you’re a southie in QLD - time to go home.
OLYMPICS:
🥇gold: 14
🥈silver: 3
🥉bronze: 14
(4th on the overall Tally. China still #1)
🤾🏼
There is no emoji for high jump. This is all I have ⬆️- Brandon Starc! He cleared 2.35m the highest jumper in Aussie history!! He came 5th overall.
🏑
The hockeyroos are out. They went down 1-0 to India in the quarterfinals. They were favourites to win. 😭 crying time.
Ahead of the Tokyo games Japanese locals donated their old mobile phones and other electronics. The collection drive went for two years and collected more than 78 tonnes of devices. Precious metals were extracted from them and used to make all of the Olympic medals. Cool huh?
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Victoria. What the hell??
This is like when you’re having a great time in the club and then your ex turns up! 🥴
Enter: Delta not Goodrem.
What the actual.. I thought we were all good? Same bestie. SAME!
We started the day with ZERO new cases. ZERO! The CHO turned into Dean Boxall. We boasted. We loved ourselves sick…..and then - one. new. case. 🤬
How?
The health people say she’s a Teacher at Al-Taqwa College in Truganina. They don’t know how she got it.They’re testing her household contacts and the school will close with all students/teachers to be tested - then iso.
The same school had an outbreak in July last year.
The health people asked you to come out test – and you did!
You know the drill! We hit the numbers first.
16 new cases
9 of them are children.
Indooroopilly High – 1
Brisbane Grammar – 4
Brisbane Girls Grammar – 2
Ironside State School – 3
Family contacts/close contact of cases – 6
Cluster total: 47
Testing hit 34k in the last 24 hours which is great!
They want to keep these numbers as close to 40k as possible.
You got this sis.
More then 400 health workers are in iso.
150k AZ vaccines are being sent to QLD.
Elective surgeries have been delayed.
I’m starting again with NSW.
Victoria don’t be mad.
You know where my heart is. I got you for life.
NSW - let’s dig into the numbers:
170 new cases
77 are linked (61 are from household spread 16 close contacts )
93 are mystery cases
65 were in iso / 10 part iso
42 were in the community
53 cases 🕵🏽
187 people are in hospital ( ⬆️ 5 on yday)
58 in ICU ( ⬆️ 4 on yday )
24 on ventilators ( ⬆️ 2 on yday )
2980 cases have been reported since June 16.
A woman in her 90s and a man in his 80s have died.
No one puts baby (Victoria) in a corner but I think we need to start with NSW tonight. 👶🏼
NSW - here’s the overview:
239 new cases
113 are linked (88 are from household spread 25 close contacts )
126 are mystery cases
81 were in iso / 22 part iso
66 were in the community
70 cases 🕵🏽
182 people are in hospital ( ⬆️ 17 on yday)
54 in ICU ( ⬇️ 1 on yday )
22 on ventilators ( same )
2810 cases have been reported since June 16.
A woman in her 90s and a man in his 80s have died.