Australia COVID-19 update 14 October 2021.

Australia wide — 2751 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 18 deaths.

VICTORIA
• 2,297 new from 82,762 tests, all locally acquired, 11 deaths.
• 20,505 active cases, 706 in hospital,  in ICU, 92 ventilated.
• The highest daily case count an Australian jurisdiction has recorded since the pandemic started.
• Nearly 50% of the new cases recorded were aged under 30, and 63% were under 40 years old.
• Deaths: 9 men and 2 women; man in 50s from Moonee Valley; man in 60s from Moreland; man in 70s and man in 60s from Melton; man in his 70s, man in his 60s, man in his 50s from Hume; man in 70s from Shepparton; woman in her 80s and woman and 70s from Knox; man in 80s from Brimbank.
• In Melbourne there were 650 in the SE suburbs (over 50% increase on yesterday); 633 in western suburbs (over 50% increase on yesterday); 693 in northern suburbs (37% increase on yesterday).
• In regional Victoria there were 170 new cases, including 32 in Geelong, 30 in Shepparton, 17 in Latrobe, 23 across Robinvale and Swan Hill and 17 in Baw Baw.
• New cases to increase because with current new cases, there are "1,245 newly impacted households".
• New tier 1 exposure sites have been listed in Warrnambool, Geelong, Warragul, Stawell, Halls Gap and Bendigo overnight.
• List of exposure sites.

NEW SOUTH WALES
• 407 new from 85,133 tests, 406 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in hotel quarantine, 6 deaths.
• About 6,000 active cases, 711 in hospital, 143 in ICU, 75 ventilated.
• There have been 64,522 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021 and 454 deaths.
• Deaths: 3 women and 3 men (3 unvaccinated, 2 one dose, 1 fully vaccinated); 2 were in their 60s, 2 in their 80s, 2 in their 90s; 2 from SW Sydney, 1 from Wollongong, 1 each from the Nepean area, Western Sydney and SE Sydney; 1 died in Campbelltown Hospital and another in Hawkesbury Living Aged Care Facility in Richmond where they acquired their infections.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 103 Hunter New England, 62 SW Sydney LHD, 61 Western Sydney, 53 Sydney, 31 SE Sydney, 24 Nepean Blue Mountains, 22 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 18 Central Coast, 9 Northern Sydney, 8 Western NSW, 3 Mid North Coast, 3 Northern NSW, 2 Murrumbidgee, 2 Southern NSW, 1 Far West NSW, 1 in a correctional setting, 3 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Concerns about sewage virus detections across NSW, including Wentworth, Jerilderie, Lake Cargelligo, Quirindi and Lightning Ridge.
• List of exposure sites.

ACT
• 46 new with 3,430 negative tests, all locally acquired, 1 death
• 492 active cases, 16 in hospital, 8 in ICU, 5 ventilated.
• A man in his 80s died. He was a resident of the Calvary Hayden aged care home. 
• Of the 46 new cases, 30 are linked to known cases with 22 of these household contacts.
• At least 16 of the new cases spent time infectious in the community.
• Of eligible Canberrans aged 12+, 98.8% have had a first dose 74.7% are fully vaccinated.
• Last day of ACT lockdown.
• List of exposure sites.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 1 new from 2,078 tests, interstate acquired.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• A male child who arrived on a flight from Sydney on October 11 and travelled directly from the airport to the Howard Springs facility has tested positive and has mild symptoms.

TASMANIA
• 1 new from 936 tests, an interstate traveller from NSW.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• The new local case announced yesterday is a NSW man who tested positive and fled Hobart hotel quarantine without a valid Tasmanian border pass. He has been fined more than $3,000 and exposure sites added.
• List of exposure sites.

QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 10,537 tests.
• 30 active cases, 17 in hospital, 0 in ICU.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 4,590 tests.
• 9 active cases, 1 in hospital.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 6,606 tests.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.

AUSTRALIA
• Currently, 97% of people aged 70 and over have had one dose of the vaccine and 83.9% are now fully vaccinated.
• Australians will be able to test for COVID at home from next month, with several rapid antigen tests now approved. The TGA has approved three self-testing kits for use at home, all of which deliver results within 15 to 20 minutes.

NEW ZEALAND
• 72 new from 28,646 tests, 71 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in managed isolation.
• 617 active cases, 33 in hospital, 5 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• The highest daily case count in six weeks.
• All new cases were in Auckland, 43 of today's cases are epidemiologically linked and contact tracers are interviewing the remaining 28.
• List of exposure sites.

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Been listening to another about this virus and a lot more facts. Still standing by more to be revealed around Xmas.

To all who are reading this - this could happen here. Here's a heads up of what is in the future. UK will in some areas run out of food. Farmers are being told to plow under their crops or face action. The control is coming - food to be dished out to those who are the rich, well off and notable, the commoners will be left without. So in preparation, stock up, not panic buy, just a little extra every time you shop. Buy only those things that have long use by dates and I don't mean toilet paper either, can't eat that!

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Interesting to reveal the root cause of the virus. Video is 14 mins and worth it.

Been listening to another about this virus and a lot more facts. Still standing by more to be revealed around Xmas.

To all who are reading this - this could happen here. Here's a heads up of what is in the future. UK will in some areas run out of food. Farmers are being told to plow under their crops or face action. The control is coming - food to be dished out to those who are the rich, well off and notable, the commoners will be left without. So in preparation, stock up, not panic buy, just a little extra every time you shop. Buy only those things that have long use by dates and I don't mean toilet paper either, can't eat that!

NSW Deputy Premier Paul Toole on Friday confirmed those from Greater Sydney would not be allowed into regions until November, citing slower vaccination rollout beyond the state capital.

Australia COVID-19 update 15 October 2021.

Australia wide — 2613 new locally acquired cases, 6 new OS acquired case, 11 deaths.

VICTORIA
• 2,179 new from 73,942 tests, all locally acquired, 6 deaths.
• 21,324 active cases, 685 in hospital, 157 in ICU, 101 ventilated.
• Deaths: 3 men in their 80s, from Brimbank, Darebin and Boorandara; 2 women in their 80s, one each from Hume and Moreland and a woman in her 50s from Moonee Valley.
• In Melbourne, just over a quarter of new cases were in the northern suburbs, a third in the western suburbs with some cases in the south east as well. There are 100 cases in the eastern suburbs.
• In regional Victoria, Greater Shepparton has 26 new cases (largely all able to be linked); 28 in Greater Geelong (9 unlinked); 34 in Mildura, with a few each in Swan Hill and other areas.
• Mildura restrictions extended for another seven days.
• List of exposure sites.

NEW SOUTH WALES
• 400 new from 85,000 tests, 399 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in hotel quarantine, 4 deaths.
• About 5,250 active cases, 677 in hospital, 145 in ICU, 77 ventilated.
• There have been 64,911 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021 and 458 deaths.
• Deaths: 2 women and 2 men; unvaccinated man with in 50s from Western Sydney with underlying health conditions died at St Vincent’s Hospital; fully vaccinated man in 70s from SW Sydney with underlying health conditions at Campbelltown Hospital (infection source); fully vaccinated woman in 80s with underlying health conditions at St George Hospital (infection acquired at Allity Beechwood Aged Care Facility); woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions  and first dose from SW Sydney at Liverpool Hospital.
• During the NSW Delta outbreak, the state's data shows that 36 of the 49 aged care residents that died were fully vaccinated. All had underlying health conditions or were in palliative care.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 92 SW Sydney, 79 Hunter New England, 63 Western Sydney, 31 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 31 Sydney, 28 SE Sydney, 20 Nepean Blue Mountains, 15 Central Coast, 14 Western NSW, 8 Murrumbidgee, 6 in a correctional setting, 4 Northern Sydney, 3 Far West NSW, 2 Northern NSW, 2 Southern NSW, 1 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Concerns about sewage virus detections across NSW, including Hallidays Point, Woolgoolga, West Wyalong and Gulargambone.
• Regional travel deferred until November 1.
• List of exposure sites.

ACT
• 35 new with 3,476 negative tests, all locally acquired, 1 death.
• 493 active cases, 16 in hospital, 8 in ICU, 5 ventilated.
• A woman in her 70s died at the Calvary Haydon Aged Care Facility.
• List of exposure sites.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 4 new from 3,178 tests, all repatriated OS travellers at the Howard Springs facility.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.

QUEENSLAND
• 1 new from 9,405 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 29 active cases, 18 in hospital, 0 in ICU.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 6,112 tests.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• A truck driver who visited three exposure sites in South Australia, including a Big W store, tested positive after returning to Victoria. He is the third truck driver in the past week to test positive after being at sites in SA.
• List of exposure sites.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,695 tests.
• 6 active cases, 1 in hospital.

TASMANIA
• 0 new from 1,195 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• Southern Tasmania enters a snap three-day lockdown after hotel quarantine breach.
• List of exposure sites.

AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
• NSW Premier announced an end to the state's hotel quarantine on November 1 for fully vaccinated travellers who have completed a PCR test before they board their flight.
• Scott Morrison later insisted it would be Australian citizens, residents and their immediate family members who he will let in. Tourists, students and skilled workers will have to wait, he said.
• Qantas is bringing some international flights forward by two weeks in line with NSW's international border announcement from this morning. Virgin Australia has also brought forward its overseas flights, with Fiji being the first destination on offer.

NEW ZEALAND
• 66 new from 27,766 tests, 65 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in managed isolation.
• 683 active cases, 34 in hospital, 6 in ICU, 1 ventilated.
• All new cases were in Auckland — 34 are linked, 10 are household contacts, and 31 remain unlinked with investigations continuing.
• Tomorrow's Super Saturday vaccination event may be just what Auckland needs - Ministry of Health figures show just 3571 first doses were administered in the region yesterday, along with 17,399 second doses.
• List of exposure sites.

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Australia COVID-19 update 16 October 2021.

Australia wide — 2334 new locally acquired cases, 7 new OS acquired case, 9 deaths.

VICTORIA
• 1,993 new from 79,214 tests, all locally acquired, 7 deaths.
• 21,647 active cases, 798 in hospital, 163 in ICU, 106 ventilated.
• Deaths: Sadly a 15-year-old has died, she had a number of underlying health conditions. Other deaths were a man in 50s from Hume, a woman in 60s from Casey, a woman in 70s from Whittlesea, a man in 80s and a woman in 60s from Darebin, a man in 80s from Moonee Valley.
• In Melbourne, there is an increasing number of cases in the south-east where Casey had the most number of new cases, with significant growth in cases across Hampton Park, Cranbourne North, Clyde, and Narre Warren. The western suburbs had 642 (a third of new cases), the northern suburbs 457 (under a quarter) with 111 in the eastern suburbs.
• In regional Victoria, there are 168 new cases spread across the state including 26 in Geelong, 22 each in Greater Shepparton and in the Baw Baw Shire, 17 cases each in the Latrobe Valley and in Greater Bendigo and 16 cases in Mildura. 
• List of exposure sites.

NEW SOUTH WALES
• 321 new from 66,311 tests, 319 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in hotel quarantine, 2 deaths.
• About 5,250 active cases, 652 in hospital, 138 in ICU, 77 ventilated.
• There have been 65,228 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021 and 460 deaths.
• Deaths: A man in 60s from Sydney’s inner west died at RPA Hospital. He had one dose of a vaccine. An unvaccinated woman in 90s from SE Sydney died at St George Hospital.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 89 SW Sydney, 51 Hunter New England, 51 Western Sydney, 25 Sydney, 22 SE Sydney, 21 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 18 Murrumbidgee, 10 Western NSW, 7 Central Coast, 7 Southern NSW, 4 Far West NSW, 4 Mid North Coast, 4 Nepean Blue Mountains, 3 Northern Sydney, 1 Northern NSW, 2 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Concerns about sewage virus detections across NSW, including Armidale, Woolgoolga, West Wyalong and Uralla.
• List of exposure sites.

ACT
• 20 new with 2373 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 495 active cases, 15 in hospital, 10 in ICU, 5 ventilated.
• Of these cases, 14 are linked to known cases or ongoing clusters.
• List of exposure sites.

QUEENSLAND
• 3 new from 7,335 tests, all returned OS travellers in hotel quarantine.
• 29 active cases, 18 in hospital, 0 in ICU.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 2 new from 1,892 tests, interstate acquired.
• The new cases are a 25-year-old female and a female child who arrived on a flight from Sydney on 11 October and travelled directly from the airport to the Howard Springs facility.
• 9 active cases, 0 in hospital.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 5,612 tests, a returned OS traveller quarantined in a medi-hotel.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from N/A tests, a returned OS diplomat in hotel quarantine.
• 6 active cases, 1 in hospital.

TASMANIA
• 0 new from 1,414 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• Southern Tasmania in three-day lockdown.
• List of exposure sites.

NEW ZEALAND
• 43 new from 24,285 tests, 41 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 665 active cases, 31 in hospital, 6 in ICU.
• 40 new cases were in Auckland, 1 in Waikato. 20 of these cases are linked, 13 of which are household contacts with 21 under investigation.
• Super Saturday vaccination event in Auckland.
• List of exposure sites.

Australia COVID-19 update 17 October 2021.

Australia wide — 2172 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 17 deaths.

VICTORIA
• 1,838 new from 73,501 tests, all locally acquired, 7 deaths.
• 23,376 active cases, 777 in hospital, 151 in ICU, 94 ventilated.
• In Melbourne, Casey is now the biggest LGA of concern in the state, recording 251 cases, with suburbs in the southeast recording 612 cases. The western suburbs had 527 cases (29%), northern suburbs 449 cases (24%), eastern suburbs 101 cases  (6%).
• In regional Victoria, there were 112 cases (7%) with 33 in Greater Shepparton, 19 in Greater Geelong, 19 in Baw Baw and 12 cases in Mildura, a reduction of over half but there are still more than 200 active cases there.
• State's lockdown will be eased slightly from Friday, 22 October.
• List of exposure sites.

NEW SOUTH WALES
• 301 new from 69,107 tests, all locally acquired, 10 deaths.
• About 5,250 active cases, 619 in hospital, 137 in ICU, 71 ventilated.
• There have been 65,528 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021 and 470 deaths.
• Deaths: 5 women and 5 men (5 unvaccinated, 1 first dose, 4 fully vaccinated); 2 in 50s, 2 in 60s, 2 in 70s, 3 in 80s, 1 in 90s; 3 in SW Sydney, 2 in Southern Sydney, 2 in SE Sydney, 1 on Central Coast, 1 in Newcastle, 1 in Cessnock area; 2 died from infections caught in hospital and 1 acquired their infection in an aged care facility. 
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 74 SW Sydney, 73 Hunter New England, 33 Western Sydney, 26 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 24 Sydney, 18 SE Sydney, 14 Central Coast, 11 Murrumbidgee, 6 Nepean Blue Mountains, 5 Western NSW, 3 Northern NSW, 4 Southern NSW, 2 Northern Sydney, 1 Far West NSW, 1 Mid North Coast, 1 in a correctional setting, 5 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Concerns about sewage virus detections across NSW, including in Armidale and Woolgoolga. 
• 91.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a vaccine, 80% have had two doses meaning NSW is set to further open up tomorrow.
• List of exposure sites.

ACT
• 33 new with 1,366 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 486 active cases, 16 in hospital, 9 in ICU, 5 ventilated.
• Of these cases, 24 are linked to known cases or ongoing clusters.
• Concerns about lower numbers of people getting tested.
• List of exposure sites.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 1 new from 1,255 tests, interstate acquired.
• 10 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• The new case is a 25-year-old female, a close contact of a the two cases on a flight from Sydney on 11 October. She is one of eight close contacts, who are all in quarantine at the Howard Springs facility.

QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 6,959 tests.
• 28 active cases, 19 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• One-fifth of Queensland vaccine doses on Saturday were administered at Bunnings.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 5,214 tests.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• New exposure sites listed after a sixth truck driver in two weeks tested positive after travelling through SA, he visited three locations before returning to Victoria.
• List of exposure sites.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 4 active cases, 1 in hospital.

TASMANIA
• 0 new from 1,259 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.
• List of exposure sites.

NEW ZEALAND
• 53 new from  tests, 51 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 642 active cases, 29 in hospital, 5 in ICU.
• 47 new cases were in Auckland, 4 in Waikato, 28 linked with 23 under investigation.
• Super Saturday vaccination event yesterday was very successful with a record-breaking 130,002 people getting a jab.
• List of exposure sites.

COVID TREATMENTS
• Federal health minister Greg Hunt announced Australia has purchased 15,000 units of the "breakthrough treatment" Ronapreve, which, early results indicate, had a 70 per cent reduction in the likelihood of hospitalisation or loss of life. It will be available to patients in hospital in October.
• He said 500,000 units of the Pfizer oral antiviral have also been ordered.
• More details.

AUSTRALIA VACCINE ROLLOUT
• ACT: 95 per cent first dose, 78.8 per cent double dose
• NSW: 91.9 per cent first dose, 80 per cent double dose
• VIC: 88.05 per cent first dose, 65.02 per cent double dose
• TAS: 82.95 per cent first dose, 68.11 per cent double dose
• SA: 75.6 per cent first dose, 58.1 per cent double dose
• WA: 72.8 per cent first dose, 55.2 per cent double dose
• QLD: 72.1 per cent first dose, 56.2 per cent double dose
• NT: 70.3 per cent first dose, 58.8 per cent double dose
• Nationally, 54.44 per cent of the total population is fully vaccinated, while 67.84 per cent of the population over 16 is fully vaccinated.

Australia COVID-19 update 18 October 2021.

Australia wide — 2185 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 12 deaths.

VICTORIA
• 1,903 new from 69,825 tests, all locally acquired, 7 deaths.
• 22,327 active cases, 851 in hospital, 155 in ICU, 103 ventilated.
• In Melbourne, an accelerating trend in the SE suburbs with 592 new cases including 188 in the Casey LGA. In the western suburbs there were 519 new cases and 497 in the northern suburbs.
• In regional Victoria, there were 166 new cases including 38 cases in Geelong, 29 in Latrobe, 19 in Baw Baw, 12 in Shepparton and 9 in Mildura (which remains in lockdown). 
• Victoria reaches its 80% vaccination target earlier than expected.
• List of exposure sites.

NEW SOUTH WALES
• 266 new from 60,273 tests, 265 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in hotel quarantine, 5 deaths.
• About 4,750 active cases, 606 in hospital, 132 in ICU, 71 ventilated.
• There have been 60,273 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021 and 475 deaths.
• Deaths: 4 women and 1 man (3 unvaccinated, 2 first dose); 1 each in 30s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s from Cessnock, Sydney and Wollongong.
• A woman in her 30s from NSW’s Hunter region has died, as cases remain high in the area with 63 of the 265 new cases recorded there (Lake Macquarie 15, Mid North Coast 13, Newcastle 12, Maitland, Cessnock 6).
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 65 SW Sydney, 63 Hunter New England, 33 Western Sydney, 21 Sydney, 18 Murrumbidgee, 18 SE Sydney, 16 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 10 Central Coast, 5 Nepean Blue Mountains, 5 Southern NSW, 4 Northern Sydney, 2 Western NSW, 1 Northern NSW, 1 in a correctional setting, 3 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• Restrictions eased further today.  
• List of exposure sites.

ACT
• 17 new with 1,578 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 441 active cases, 17 in hospital, 9 in ICU, 5 ventilated.
• Of these cases, 11 are linked to known cases or ongoing clusters.
• List of exposure sites.

QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 5,718 tests.
• 25 active cases, 18 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• A mother and her 10-month-old baby have been sent to hotel quarantine for two weeks after she crashed through the Gold Coast’s border checkpoint yesterday.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from N/A tests.
• 9 active cases, 0 in hospital.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,827 tests.
• 7 active cases, 0 in hospital.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 8,150 tests (over 72 hours).
• 4 active cases, 1 in hospital.

TASMANIA
• 0 new from 1,681 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
• Southern Tasmania snap lockdown ends at 6pm tonight, but mask wearing to continue.

NEW ZEALAND
• 65 new from 20,809 tests, 60 locally acquired, 5 OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 652 active cases, 30 in hospital, 5 in ICU.
• 57 new cases were in Auckland, 3 in Waikato. 36 are linked with 24 under investigation.
• List of exposure sites.

Had my second Pfizer yesterday just 24 hours from now, so far the only issue is a sore arm.  Feel a bit tired but getting home on the way I did the grocery shopping and went to the chemist.  Came home [ with some Miss Mauds goodies] cooked a hot meal and then rested for an hour.  Then went and used the watering can to put some liquid fertilizer over the front and back garden beds.

This morning the same still have a sore arm and have taken Panadol.

Australia COVID-19 update 19 October 2021.

Australia wide — 2046 new locally acquired cases, 1 new OS acquired case, 15 deaths.

VICTORIA
• 1,749 new from 68,702 tests, all locally acquired, 11 deaths.
• 22,476 active cases, 784 in hospital, 149 in ICU (96% not fully vaccinated), 100 ventilated.
• Deaths: 2 women and 2 men in their 70s, 4 men in their 80s, 2 men in 90s, 1 woman in 100s.
• In Melbourne, 30% of new cases were in the western suburbs including 127 in Brimbank, 122 in Wyndham, 111 in Melton; 28% in SE suburbs including 153 in Casey and 132 in Greater Dandenong; 28% in northern suburbs including 145 in Hume and 135 in Whittlesea; 5% in the eastern suburbs including 21 in Manningham and 20 in Knox.
• In regional Victoria, there were 145 new cases which is stable at about 8% of new cases bringing regional Victoria to a total of 1660 active cases including 24 in Latrobe, 18 in Greater Geelong, 18 in Baw Baw and 13 in Wodonga which are mostly linked to the outbreak in Albury.
• List of exposure sites.

NEW SOUTH WALES
• 273 new from 90,597 tests, all locally acquired, 4 deaths.
• About 4,200 active cases, 589 in hospital, 128 in ICU, 69 ventilated.
• There have been 66,051 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021 and 479 deaths.
• Deaths: 3 were in their 60s, 1 in their 80s; 2 unvaccinated, 1 one dose, 1 fully vaccinated; 1 from Northern Beaches, 1 from SW Sydney, 1 Inner Sydney and 1 in Wollongong.
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 77 SW Sydney, 48 Western Sydney, 35 Hunter New England, 27 Nepean Blue Mountains, 26 SE Sydney, 19 Sydney, 11 Central Coast, 10 Murrumbidgee, 9 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 2 Southern NSW, 1 Mid North Coast, 1 Northern Sydney, 1 Northern NSW, 1 Western NSW, 2 in a correctional setting, 3 yet to be assigned an LHD.
• 92.1% of people aged 16 and over have had one vaccine dose with 80.8% fully vaccinated. 74.8% of 12-15 year-olds have had one dose with 35.3% fully vaccinated.
• NSW CHO says daily case numbers are predicted to start rising next week as lockdown eases.
• List of exposure sites.

ACT
• 24 new with 1,803 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 428 active cases, 18 in hospital, 10 in ICU, 5 ventilated.
• Of these cases, 21 are linked to known cases or ongoing clusters.
• Retail to reopen by the end of the week, travel permitted to all of NSW by the end of the month.
• List of exposure sites.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 1 new from 5,198 tests, a returned OS traveller quarantined in a medi-hotel.
• 8 active cases, 0 in hospital.

QUEENSLAND
• 0 new from 8,332 tests.
• 22 active cases, 15 in hospital, 0 in ICU.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 2,385 tests.
• 9 active cases, 0 in hospital.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 3,630 tests.
• 3 active cases, 1 in hospital.

TASMANIA
• 0 new from 1,323 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.

NEW ZEALAND
• 99 new from 16,921 tests, 94 locally acquired, 5 OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 736 active cases, 38 in hospital, 5 in ICU.
• 87 new cases were in Auckland, 7 in Waikato. 41 linked including 26 household contacts, 53 remain under investigation.
• List of exposure sites.

AUSTRALIA VACCINES
• Australia has overtaken the US in terms of people fully vaccinated as a percentage of population. In Australia, 56.5% of the population is fully vaccinated. In the US, that figure is 56.2 per cent.
• Authorities in Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia concerned about lagging vaccination rates and urging people to get their jabs before states open borders.

At Tweed Heads area today and tomorrow, all First Nation children of 12 years and above will be forcefully jabbed without parental presence or consent.

This is the Gestapo in full flight. You may not believe me, but if you know of friends, or friends of friends, check it out. But then, because its only our First Nations children they are disposable/expendable, like the murdered unborn they now call waste. If we do not wake up to the tricks of the Government, you will regret it.

I am not against any vaccination that is for a disease of any type. But untested ones I am. Even the TGA has said openly this is a trial vaccine? Being forced into jabs, forcefully removing people from homes, jabbing children without parental presence or consent, isolation and quarantine,  blackmail to force you to get the jab, is NOT ON! One woman has been refused leukemia treatment if she does not have the jab. When did we make our Doctors, Gods.

I have yet to see HIV, Flu, Hepatitis, and other viral types, being forcefully held to isolate, quarantine, or to be jabbed.

But its coming - forget the Chinese war as this one will be in Australia similar to the Civil war of the USA with the North and South. Only then when the children of the jabbed start having bad symptoms or die, will the jabbed join the unjabbed to fight the Government. They will run for the hills when the whole nation fights for the loss of family members and friends.

Why can't people wake up? Australia is apathetic with an attitude of "she'll be right mate", but this time its affecting all of us and we need to stand up for our freedom that our Diggers fought for.  A Vaccination is supposedly to keep a bug etc from proliferating and yet this one does not - a jabbed person can pass on the bug to another jabbed person. Think its wrong? Why then do jabbed people die? Its because the one with a specific strain passed on a more virulent strain to another who has been jabbed. There is no protection for them with the newer strain. So it boils down to why get it at all? Let it run its course, whosoever gets it and survives, well and good, those who do not, then send them on their way with love and prayers.

Australia COVID-19 update 20 October 2021.

Australia wide — 2148 new locally acquired cases, 2 new OS acquired cases, 19 deaths.

VICTORIA
• 1,842 new from 78,928 tests, 1841 locally acquired, 1 OS traveller in hotel quarantine, 12 deaths.
• 22,598 active cases, 786 in hospital, 147 in ICU (96% not fully vaccinated), 97 ventilated.
• Deaths: a woman in her 50s, man in 70s, 3 men and 2 women in 80s, 3 men and 1 woman in 90s, 1 man in 100s.
• In Melbourne, the SE suburbs continuing to increase their share with 575 new cases (a third) including Casey and Greater Dandenong; cases in the northern suburbs are falling with 477; western suburbs are holding with 547 (30%); 73 are in the eastern suburbs and 17 yet to be assigned.
• In regional Victoria, Mitchell Shire a "bit of a spike" with 23 cases (but vast majority are linked), Greater Bendigo 22, Greater Geelong 21, Mildura 15 new cases and Wodonga 3 (after 30 yesterday).
• List of exposure sites.

NEW SOUTH WALES
• 283 new from 88,664 tests, all locally acquired, 7 deaths.
• About 4,200 active cases, 552 in hospital, 124 in ICU, 66 ventilated.
• There have been 66,330 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021 and 486 deaths.
• Deaths: 5 men and 2 women (4 unvaccinated, 1 one dose, 2 fully vaccinated); 1 in their 40s, 1 in 50s, 2 in 70s, 3 in 90; 2 from the Wollongong area, 2 Sydney’s inner city, 1 SW Sydney, 1 Maitland area, 1 Albury area; 1 unvaccinated man in an aged care facility where he got the infection and 1 man in his 50s died at home (diagnosed after death).
• New cases by Local Health Districts are 62 Hunter New England, 60 SW Sydney, 43 Western Sydney, 24 Sydney, 17 Illawarra Shoalhaven, 17 Murrumbidgee, 13 Central Coast, 13 Nepean Blue Mountains, 12 SE Sydney, 6 Northern Sydney, 5 Western NSW, 4 Mid North Coast, 3 Southern NSW, 2 Northern NSW, 1 Far West NSW , 1 yet to be assigned an LHD.
•  Concerns about sewage virus detections across NSW, including in Wagga Wagga (Kooringal catchment), Woolgoolga and Jerilderie.
• 81.6% of people aged 16 and over in NSW are now fully vaccinated.
• List of exposure sites.

ACT
• 24 new with 1,895 negative tests, all locally acquired.
• 446 active cases, 20 in hospital, 8 in ICU, 5 ventilated.
• Of these cases, 17 are linked to known cases or ongoing clusters.
• List of exposure sites.

QUEENSLAND
• 1 new from 9,805 tests, a returned OS traveller in hotel quarantine.
• 19 active cases, 15 in hospital, 0 in ICU.
• Vaccination rates lagging, authorities strongly urging people to get jabbed before borders open.

NORTHERN TERRITORY
• 0 new from 2,095 tests.
• 9 active cases, 0 in hospital.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 5,581 tests.
• 8 active cases, 0 in hospital.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
• 0 new from 1,690 tests.
• 2 active cases, 0 in hospital.

TASMANIA
• 0 new from 1,434 tests.
• 1 active case, 0 in hospital.
• Tasmania reaches 70% double-doses among over 16s.

NEW ZEALAND
• 62 new from 26,330 tests, 60 locally acquired, 2 OS travellers in managed isolation.
• 796 active cases, 43 in hospital, 5 in ICU.
• 56 new cases were in Auckland, 4 in Waikato. 38 of these cases are linked and 22 remain unlinked, with investigations continuing.
• List of exposure sites.

VACCINE BOOSTER SHOTS
• Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says the government wants to commence booster shots in the second week of November. However, the program is still subject to advice and confirmation, both from ATAGI and the TGA.
• TGA approval on Pfizer boosters is in its late stages and there is a key meeting next Monday. Moderna and AstraZeneca are still to submit their booster applications. 

Mark McGowan pulls a Dan Andrews: WA Premier mandates Covid vaccinations for 75 per cent of the workforce

Covid vaccinations compulsory for three-quarters of workforce by end of 2021WA premier said step necessary to prepare state for community transmission  Workers include port, transport and freight, aged care workers and teachers Supermarkets, groceries, restaurants also covered along with MPs and gov staff

By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS and CHARLIE COË FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

PUBLISHED: 16:17 AEDT, 20 October 2021 | UPDATED: 16:17 AEDT, 20 October 2021

Employers who are caught using workers who have not been vaccinated will be fined $100,000, and employees risk $20,000 fines for flouting the order.

Covid-19 vaccinations will be compulsory for three-quarters of the West Australian workforce by the end of the year, Premier Mark McGowan has announced. Pictured are construction site workers in Perth

'It is proportionate and reasonable, and is aimed at preparing Western Australia safely for the inevitable community transmission,' Mr McGowan said on Wednesday.

The first group includes port, transport, and freight workers, health and aged care staff, police and FIFO mining workers.

Community workers, fire and emergency services employees, abattoir and meat processing workers, and prison staff are also on the list.

They must receive their first dose by December 1 and be fully vaccinated by December 31.

The second group includes staff at supermarkets, groceries, restaurants, pubs and cafes, as well as childcare, public transport and construction workers. 

They must get their first dose by year's end and second by January 31.

All teachers and school staff must be fully vaccinated by the start of term one.

The Western Australian workers who must get a Covid jab

 First dose by December 1, second dose by December 31:

Remaining public and private hospitals and public healthcare facilities  Primary and community health

Onsite resources sector 

Border and air transport

Staff working in or entering remote Aboriginal communities  

First dose by December 31, second dose by January 31: 

Supermarkets, grocery, bakery 

Restaurant, pub, bar or cafe workers

Post office workers 

Hardware store workers 

Child care or family day care 

Boarding schools

Financial institution 

In the event of a lockdown:

Bottle shop

Newsagent 

Pet store 

Critical forestry  

Critical factories, manufacturing, fabrication and production

Government or local government services where working from home is not possible

 The full list of occupations is on the Western Australian government website

The government also outlined a third group of workers who must be fully vaccinated to got to work in the event of a lockdown. 

They include government employees, members of parliament, and other retail workers.

Industry roundtables will be held ahead of the policy being implemented to ensure businesses and workers are prepared.

WA is on track to have more than 60 per cent of people aged 12 and over fully vaccinated in coming days, but still trails other states and territories.

Mr McGowan said the rate continued to climb but warned 'people should not wait until the eleventh hour'.

'The time is now,' he said.

'I want to make it abundantly clear that everyone who is eligible should get the Covid-19 vaccine now as we all need to be prepared for the event of community transmission or a lockdown.

'Don't wait for the deadly Delta variant to enter before you consider getting the vaccine. Get the Covid-19 vaccine now.' 

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Premier Mark McGowan on Wednesday said the drastic step is necessary to prepare the state for community transmission of the virus

Police are seen patrolling outside the District Court of West Australia in Perth on Tuesday. 

The premier also dashed any hopes WA would reopen for Christmas, saying he didn't want to impose restrictions such as mask-wearing during the festive season.

Queensland outlined plans to scrap quarantine for fully vaccinated domestic travellers by December 17.

Mr McGowan refused to follow suit, saying WA was on track to reach 80 per cent vaccination in December at which point further certainty would be provided.

He has previously indicated there would be at least a two-month lag between WA hitting an undefined mark between 80 and 90 per cent vaccinated, and the border actually opening.

It means WA's border will almost certainly remain shut to NSW, Victoria and the ACT for the rest of the year.

[We are so glad this has been put in place, it would not have been needed if people were acting responsibly for the whole state in the first place]