The Current State of Coronavirus in Australia

Total Cases:

As at 09:00 hrs on 5 March 2020, we have 52 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 2 deaths in Australia.

• 22 in New South Wales
• 1 in Northern Territory
• 8 in Queensland
• 4 in South Australia
• 1 in Tasmania
• 6 in Victoria
• 10 associated with Diamond Princess

Further details:

• 15 of the initially reported cases in Australia all had a direct or indirect travel history to Wuhan, China
• 10 cases are associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship repatriation flight from Japan
  • 1 of the Diamond Princess repatriated cases sadly died
• 12 cases are reported to have had a direct or indirect travel history to Iran
• 6 cases are reported to have had a travel history to countries including Singapore, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and South Korea
• 6 cases did not have a reported history of overseas travel, with 4 of these cases associated with an aged care facility in NSW and the remaining 2 cases reported as health care workers at other health care facilities in NSW
  • 1 aged care facility resident in NSW has sadly died
• the source of infection for the remaining 3 cases is currently under investigation

Of the total cases reported, 22 of these cases are reported to have recovered. Sadly 2 people have died.

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