Australian Reports of the Virus Spread

[HappyFlyerFamily]

In the next few days, 7m positives will be reported in Australia

NSW (134,074 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 2943 – January 2022, ICU: 242 – September 2021]

10/5 10,321 reported, 1538 hospital, 55 ICU
11/5 12,265 reported, 1452 hospital, 48 ICU
12/5 12,600 reported, 1403 hospital, 56 ICU
13/5 12,020 reported, 1398 hospital, 60 ICU
14/5 10,954 reported, 1377 hospital, 58 ICU
15/5 9036 reported, 1377 hospital, 59 ICU
16/5 8286 reported, 1437 hospital, 65 ICU
17/5 10,972 reported, 1442 hospital, 59 ICU
18/5 12,297 reported, 1395 hospital, 57 ICU
19/5 10,964 reported, 1283 hospital, 46 ICU
20/5

Victoria (76,864 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 1229 – January 2022, ICU: 163 – October 2021]

10/5 12,722 reported, 519 hospital, 34 ICU
11/5 13,973 reported, 533 hospital, 33 ICU
12/5 14,333 reported, 545 hospital, 29 ICU
13/5 13,181 reported, 491 hospital, 25 ICU
14/5 12,160 reported, 524 hospital, 24 ICU
15/5 10,197 reported, 528 hospital, 27 ICU
16/5 11,464 reported, 526 hospital, 31 ICU
17/5 13,694 reported, 516 hospital, 31 ICU
18/5 14,220 reported, 510 hospital, 31 ICU
19/5 13,201 reported, 512 hospital, 32 ICU
20/5

Qld (38,950 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 928 (public) – January 2022, ICU: 71 (public+private) – February 2022]

10/5 6566 reported, 456 hospital, 14 ICU
11/5 7427 reported, 459 hospital, 14 ICU
12/5 7271 reported, 437 hospital, 16 ICU
13/5 6555 reported, 407 hospital, 11 ICU
14/5 6130 reported, 414 hospital, 12 ICU
15/5 4812 reported, 417 hospital, 17 ICU
16/5 4686 reported, 435 hospital, 17 ICU
17/5 6270 reported, 492 hospital, 14 ICU
18/5 7082 reported, 511 hospital, 16 ICU
19/5 6448 reported, 493 hospital, 12 ICU
20/5

SA (25,629 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 298 – January 2022, ICU: 37 – January 2022]

10/5 3683 reported, 222 hospital, 6 ICU
11/4 4299 reported, 232 hospital, 7 ICU
12/5 4696 reported, 210 hospital, 7 ICU
13/5 4616 reported, 229 hospital, 10 ICU
14/5 3816 reported, 217 hospital, 11 ICU
15/5 3796 reported, 231 hospital, 9 ICU
16/5 3392 reported, 248 hospital, 7 ICU
17/5 3773 reported, 246 hospital, 7 ICU
18/5 4072 reported, 247 hospital, 10 ICU
19/5 4395 reported, 246 hospital, 11 ICU
20/5

Tasmania (6316 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 58 – April 2022, ICU: 5 – March 2022]

10/5 1021 reported, 16/40 hospital, 1 ICU
11/5 1058 reported, 20/48 hospital, 1 ICU
12/5 1058 reported, 19/42 hospital, 1 ICU
13/5 1118 reported, 19/39 hospital, 1 ICU
14/5 925 reported, 20/43 hospital, 1 ICU
15/5 817 reported, 22/47 hospital, 1 ICU
16/5 854 reported, 19/44 hospital, 1 ICU
17/5 1216 reported, 17/40 hospital, 1 ICU
18/5 1179 reported, 23/45 hospital, 1 ICU
19/5 1076 reported, 24/43 hospital, 2 ICU
20/5

ACT (6074 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 82 – May 2022, ICU: 12 – October 2021]

10/5 987 reported, 73 hospital, 5 ICU
11/5 1242 reported, 76 hospital, 4 ICU
12/5 1132 reported, 74 hospital, 5 ICU
13/5 1217 reported, 74 hospital, 4 ICU
14/5 1001 reported, 71 hospital, 5 ICU
15/5 885 reported, 75 hospital, 6 ICU
16/5 887 reported, 75 hospital, 5 ICU
17/5 1129 reported, 80 hospital, 5 ICU
18/5 1098 reported, 74 hospital, 4 ICU
19/5 997 reported, 82 hospital, 4 ICU
20/5

NT (1911 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 178 – February 2022, ICU: 7 – February 2022]

10/5 344 positives, 34 hospital, 0 ICU
11/5 340 reported, 27 hospital, 0 ICU
12/5 323 reported, 18 hospital, 0 ICU
13/5 319 reported, 16 hospital, 0 ICU
14/5 278 reported, 18 hospital, 1 ICU
15/5 229 reported, 19 hospital, 0 ICU
16/5 251 reported, 22 hospital, 1 ICU
17/5 347 reported, 21 hospital, 2 ICU
18/5 349 reported, 25 hospital, 2 ICU
19/5 286 reported, 25 hospital, 2 ICU
20/5

WA (88,781 active 19/5)
[peak hospital: 327 – May 2022, ICU: 18 – April 2020]

10/5 12,390 reported, 286 hospital, 8 ICU
11/5 17,033 reported, 275 hospital, 7 ICU
12/5 16,670 reported, 275 hospital, 8 ICU
13/5 15,565 reported, 279 hospital, 12 ICU
14/5 13,162 reported, 292 hospital, 10 ICU
15/5 12,399 reported, 294 hospital, 10 ICU
16/5 12,266 reported, 314 hospital, 11 ICU
17/5 15,674 reported, 325 hospital, 11 ICU
18/5 16,253 reported, 327 hospital, 12 ICU
19/5 17,105 reported, 300 hospital, 10 ICU
20/5

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

NSW (118,302 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 2943 – January 2022, ICU: 242 – September 2021]

20/5 10084 reported, 1226 hospital, 41 ICU
21/5 9632 reported, 1187 hospital, 41 ICU
22/5 8523 reported, 1165 hospital, 36 ICU
23/5 7178 reported, 1236 hospital, 35 ICU
24/5 8751 reported, 1234 hospital, 38 ICU
25/5 8970 reported, 1209 hospital, 35 ICU
26/5 10926 reported, 1204 hospital, 38 ICU
27/5 8690 reported, 1173 hospital, 34 ICU
28/5 7540 reported, 1139 hospital, 33 ICU
29/5 6545 reported, 1146 hospital, 33 ICU
30/5

Victoria (63,428 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 1229 – January 2022, ICU: 163 – October 2021]

20/5 12,556 reported, 514 hospital, 35 ICU
21/5 11,925 reported, 552 hospital, 25 ICU
22/5 9307 reported, 541 hospital, 29 ICU
23/5 8971 reported, 555 hospital, 29 ICU
24/5 11,656 reported, 545 hospital, 36 ICU
25/5 13,023 reported, 567 hospital, 37 ICU
26/5 12,421 reported, 559 hospital, 34 ICU
27/5 11,369 reported, 571 hospital, 32 ICU
28/5 8737 reported, 540 hospital, 32 ICU
29/5 7372 reported, 507 hospital, 30 ICU
30/5

Qld (29,109 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 928 (public) – January 2022, ICU: 71 (public+private) – February 2022]

20/5 6220 reported, 478 hospital, 11 ICU
21/5 6221 reported, 420 hospital, 12 ICU
22/5 4504 reported, 432 hospital, 17 ICU
23/5 3534 reported, 401 hospital, 17 ICU
24/5 5118 reported, 451 hospital, 17 ICU
25/5 5584 reported, 426 hospital, 15 ICU
26/5 5246 reported, 445 hospital, 12 ICU
27/5 4921 reported, 422 hospital, 9 ICU
28/5 4387 reported, 379 hospital, 7 ICU
29/5 3047 reported, 374 hospital, 7 ICU
30/5

SA (21,287 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 298 – January 2022, ICU: 37 – January 2022]

20/5 3901 reported, 218 hospital, 13 ICU
21/4 3171 reported, 211 hospital, 11 ICU
22/5 3053 reported, 224 hospital, 8 ICU
23/5 3127 reported, 238 hospital, 10 ICU
24/5 3482 reported, 232 hospital, 9 ICU
25/5 3975 reported, 236 hospital, 10 ICU
26/5 3837 reported, 238 hospital, 9 ICU
27/5 3169 reported, 226 hospital, 10 ICU
28/5 2633 reported, 207 hospital, 9 ICU
29/5 2312 reported, 217 hospital, 9 ICU
30/5

Tasmania (5028 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 58 – April 2022, ICU: 5 – March 2022]

20/5 967 reported, 26/44 hospital, 1 ICU
21/5 962 reported, 28/50 hospital, 1 ICU
22/5 782 reported, 25/47 hospital, 1 ICU
23/5 723 reported, 26/51 hospital, 1 ICU
24/5 913 reported, 26/46 hospital, 1 ICU
25/5 899 reported, 22/51 hospital, 2 ICU
26/5 946 reported, 21/50 hospital, 1 ICU
27/5 822 reported, 21/50 hospital, 1 ICU
28/5 736 reported, 22/52 hospital, 2 ICU
29/5 582 reported, 23/50 hospital, 1 ICU
30/5

ACT (4978 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 92 – May 2022, ICU: 12 – October 2021]

20/5 963 reported, 84 hospital, 4 ICU
21/5 859 reported, 89 hospital, 3 ICU
22/5 758 reported, 92 hospital, 4 ICU
23/5 622 reported, 91 hospital, 4 ICU
24/5 820 reported, 90 hospital, 3 ICU
25/5 934 reported, 88 hospital, 1 ICU
26/5 911 reported, 85 hospital, 1 ICU
27/5 849 reported, 83 hospital, 3 ICU
28/5 822 reported, 77 hospital, 2 ICU
29/5 583 reported, 82 hospital, 2 ICU
30/5

NT (1605 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 178 – February 2022, ICU: 7 – February 2022]

20/5 290 positives, 23 hospital, 2 ICU
21/5 224 reported, 19 hospital, 2 ICU
22/5 183 reported, 17 hospital, 2 ICU
23/5 153 reported, 17 hospital, 1 ICU
24/5 236 reported, 17 hospital, 1 ICU
25/5 289 reported, 11 hospital, 1 ICU
26/5 330 reported, 12 hospital, 0 ICU
27/5 277 reported, 16 hospital, 0 ICU
28/5 188 reported, 16 hospital, 0 ICU
29/5 175 reported, 21 hospital, 0 ICU
30/5

WA (62,604 active 29/5)
[peak hospital: 327 – May 2022, ICU: 18 – April 2020]

20/5 15,205 reported, 304 hospital, 11 ICU
21/5 14,245 reported, 301 hospital, 12 ICU
22/5 11,557 reported, 326 hospital, 11 ICU
23/5 10,013 reported, 323 hospital, 9 ICU
24/5 12,114 reported, 312 hospital, 12 ICU
25/5 12,419 reported, 301 hospital, 7 ICU
26/5 11,832 reported, 312 hospital, 6 ICU
27/5 9848 reported, 322 hospital, 9 ICU
28/5 8665 reported, 305 hospital, 7 ICU
29/5 7100 reported, 315 hospital, 8 ICU
30/5

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Australian COVID "daily averages" for the past four 15-day periods

Period	Average daily recorded infection	Average hospital usage	Average ICU usage	Average daily death
17 May to 31 May	42700​	2888​	108​	48​
1 June to 15 June	27693​	2729​	92​	42​
16 June to 30 June	29203​	3034​	106​	50​
1 July to 15 July	37764​	3963​	128​	46​

Total historical recorded COVID infections in Australia: – 8.7 million

 

[N860CR]

Just 293 people under 50 have died of Covid as of July 18

If you're under 50 and catch Covid, you have a 1 in 10,000 chance of dying

Most people who die are men over 70 or women over 80

The median age to die from Covid is 83

The average life expectancy in Australia is 82.9

Even frail elderly residents in aged care homes have a 95 per cent chance of surviving infection

More than 60,770 aged care residents out of the 63,875 infected have recovered from Covid

Just one in 20 in aged care homes have died after they caught the virus

Kind of nice how quiet this thread has become. Good to see so many have finally come to accept reality. And to think those of us who promoted a measured response were treated so poorly for so long.

 

[Pushka]

Just 293 people under 50 have died of Covid as of July 18

If you're under 50 and catch Covid, you have a 1 in 10,000 chance of dying

Most people who die are men over 70 or women over 80

The median age to die from Covid is 83

The average life expectancy in Australia is 82.9

Even frail elderly residents in aged care homes have a 95 per cent chance of surviving infection

More than 60,770 aged care residents out of the 63,875 infected have recovered from Covid

Just one in 20 in aged care homes have died after they caught the virus

Kind of nice how quiet this thread has become. Good to see so many have finally come to accept reality. And to think those of us who promoted a measured response were treated so poorly for so long.

Without wanting to start it up again, I had a laugh the other day when an Adelaide woman celebrated her 105 birthday. The reporter said to her 'and you are also a survivor of Covid' in that hushed scary kind of voice. To which this amazing 105 year old said - "My dear, I never knew I had it.". She would have been an infant during the Spanish Flu.

 

[drron]

Would be even better if we knew the numbers in hospital because of covid. Good to see Tasmania still does that. Interesting 50% of those with covid in hospital are not there because of covid. Basically admitted and everyone admitted has a covid test and that is when those numbers are discovered. A bit like the Adelaide 105 year old.

 

[andye]

Would be even better if we knew the numbers in hospital because of covid. Good to see Tasmania still does that. Interesting 50% of those with covid in hospital are not there because of covid. Basically admitted and everyone admitted has a covid test and that is when those numbers are discovered. A bit like the Adelaide 105 year old.

50% is a decent rule of thumb at the moment though a much smaller number are there because of covid pneumonitis (as opposed to viral exacerbation of pre-existing asthma/heart failure etc)
Interesting that with the antivirals the ICU numbers as a % of covid inpatients seems to be down from January (I've only been following NSW)

 

[Pushka]

Would be even better if we knew the numbers in hospital because of covid. Good to see Tasmania still does that. Interesting 50% of those with covid in hospital are not there because of covid. Basically admitted and everyone admitted has a covid test and that is when those numbers are discovered. A bit like the Adelaide 105 year old.

Classic case was SIL who fell down the stairs four weeks after having a very mild Covid case. She's over 70. She tested positive when admitted for surgery. She was still shedding. Managed to fend off further testing until the 4 week rule came in for reinfection. Thankfully she had stopped shedding at 6 weeks. But she was a non Covid but positive patient.

SA has eluded to it but refuses to give the exact percentage. But ICU numbers remain around 12.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Kind of nice how quiet this thread has become. Good to see so many have finally come to accept reality. And to think those of us who promoted a measured response were treated so poorly for so long.

The issue is we get a lot of mixed messages from the government. Only go out for essentials. Now it's pretend that COVID doesn't exist, no need to wear masks continue on as normal. What should've been the message from the start was mandating the use of high quality masks and social distancing where possible. Had we done this from the start (and continued on it to this day) how many lives would've been saved? How many livelihoods would've been spared from the harsh effects of COVID?

Right now, travelling around the world, I see some parts of the world get it and others don't. In Europe no one wears a mask, people are coughing their lungs out which means those infectious feel free to mingle about in society and potentially infect those who are immunocompromised like myself. Right now in Glasgow I popped into a Tesco and stuck out like a sore thumb with my Aura N95 respirator. Meanwhile in North America although mask wearing is voluntary many folks continue to wear a mask. One key difference I see in talking with people from those regions is Europe took a much heavy handed approach to COVID and lost their citizen's trust.

Here's to hoping that sanity and common sense remain when I return to Sydney next month!

-RooFlyer88

 

[henrus]

Here's to hoping that sanity and common sense remain when I return to Sydney next month!

I'd recommend not returning then...

 

[N860CR]

The issue is we get a lot of mixed messages from the government. Only go out for essentials. Now it's pretend that COVID doesn't exist, no need to wear masks continue on as normal. What should've been the message from the start was mandating the use of high quality masks and social distancing where possible. Had we done this from the start (and continued on it to this day) how many lives would've been saved? How many livelihoods would've been spared from the harsh effects of COVID?

Pre/Post vaccination. Pre/Post milder variants. The messaging has to change as the risk changes. A lot of Australians seem to struggle with that. We saved lives in the early days, we’re now at the endemic stage where the virus no longer presents a serious risk to society so measures (and our approach) need to change.

As alluded to above, those “in hospital” are largely not there because they have this particular coronavirus, it’s simply a subsequent finding. The same goes to those who pass away.

 

[clifford]

As alluded to above, those “in hospital” are largely not there because they have this particular coronavirus, it’s simply a subsequent finding. The same goes to those who pass away.

I think that's too simplistic, but what's new?

 

[N860CR]

I think that's too simplistic, but what's new?

Well no, it’s fact. Something some people struggle to comprehend. But what’s new?

 

[clifford]

Well no, it’s fact. Something some people struggle to comprehend. But what’s new?

Not sure if you've seen this article, which I think is quite informative:

Covid hospitalisations in Australia hit new record, surpassing January peak

Experts say lower ICU figures partly due to aged care deaths, while AMA vice president labels number of Covid patients ‘massive’

www.theguardian.com

I've also had some recent personal experience of ED's and hospital wards, while spending a week in hospital a few weeks ago following a serious accident in which I received a skull fracture. I was one of those patients who was also diagnosed with traces of covid (following my recent bout), but was not admitted to the covid ward. I'm not sure if I was a covid statistic though...

 

[N860CR]

Not sure if you've seen this article, which I think is quite informative:

Covid hospitalisations in Australia hit new record, surpassing January peak

Experts say lower ICU figures partly due to aged care deaths, while AMA vice president labels number of Covid patients ‘massive’

www.theguardian.com

I've also had some recent personal experience of ED's and hospital wards, while spending a week in hospital a few weeks ago following a serious accident in which I received a skull fracture. I was one of those patients who was also diagnosed with traces of covid (following my recent bout), but was not admitted to the covid ward. I'm not sure if I was a covid statistic though...

If you tested positive on admission, you’re a covid patient. The article you’ve provided proves my point so thank you for that.

 

[drron]

Not sure if you've seen this article, which I think is quite informative:

Covid hospitalisations in Australia hit new record, surpassing January peak

Experts say lower ICU figures partly due to aged care deaths, while AMA vice president labels number of Covid patients ‘massive’

www.theguardian.com

I've also had some recent personal experience of ED's and hospital wards, while spending a week in hospital a few weeks ago following a serious accident in which I received a skull fracture. I was one of those patients who was also diagnosed with traces of covid (following my recent bout), but was not admitted to the covid ward. I'm not sure if I was a covid statistic though...

You need to read the Tasmanian numbers further up the page. They put out the numbers who are in hospital because of the coronavirus and the numbers who were already admitted and diagnosed in hospital. The ratio is very consistent around 50/50.So those numbers in you link for Tasmania would mean ` 90 in hospital because they had corona virus. It is extremely likely that is the case around Australia so if you halve the numbers for Australians in hospital the January peak is possibly still higher as that was with the opening up of State borders when in most States very little immunity from previous infection.

As @N860CR says the numbers prove his point. It is a shame that apart from Tasmania public health keeps us in the dark re the true nubers in hospital purely because of covid. And as for the bleating of the AMA on hospital numbers our hospitals particularly in QLD and WA had these issues before 2020. In 2 hospitals i worked in an extra ward was opened every winter for flu cases.

 

[RAM]

Not sure resorting to comparing Covid-19 with the flu, again, is helpful in any way.

How about a like for like analysis?

Since March 1st 2020 through to currently:

Covid 19 managed to leak from Hotel Quarantine over 40 times (publicly acknowledged) vs flu perhaps once.

Deaths from the flu = < 100
Deaths from Covid-19 = > 11,000

... approximately 110 x the deaths, and around 150,000 to 200,000 suffered/suffering from long Covid (including myself now onto month 4).

So under exactly the same restrictions, lock downs, mask requirements, hospitals under strain etc etc.

Deaths from Covid 19 reported on one day recently > 100 (and that is with Australia's restrictive definition of a Covid-19 related death AFAIK vs a number of European countries that include people who die within a month of being discharged).

It helps nobody to liken Covid-19 to 'the flu' and 'the flu's impact'.

 

[Quickstatus]

lot of mixed messages from the government

Mixed messages from all quarters. Government? No government got it right
And there was a lot of "one rule for me and one rule for thee"

pretend that COVID doesn't exist

No one is pretending it does not exist. It is the approach to the pandemic that is the debate.

high quality masks

N95 anyone? Much simpler technology than any Covid vaccine

much heavy handed approach to COVID and lost their citizen's trust

Here is the main point. As soon as governments got the police involved, they lost moral authority and citizen trust. If the citizenry is not listening, should the solution be increased police enforcement?. Public transparency re covid data anyone?

 

[Quickstatus]

Its an easy question to the Health ministers in each state:

How many of the inpatient Covid positives are symptomatic of Covid?

And it is a question that no health minister is prepared to answer.

i had 4 today - all asymptomatic being treated for Non-covid conditions.

 

[Quickstatus]

Policing for public health outcomes has always been a vexed issue. Lots of articles about this topic

I am by no means saying police should not have been involved in the Covid pandemic but whenever Government stands up emergency police enforcement, it better be informed of the public sentiment. IMO, the best way to settle this is a vote in parliament rather than via executive power. This never happened in any Parliament of Australia during the Covid pandemic.