<
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/is-australia-facing-a-christmas-covid-wave/q0ap6c32g>
'As the holiday season approaches, many Australians are preparing for
festivities, family time, and celebrating the end of 2024 — but these
celebrations could be hampered by COVID-19.
Case numbers are on the rise in some parts of the country, and experts are
reminding Australians to be mindful of symptoms and risks.
This week, Victoria's Department of Health issued a notice of increasing levels
of COVID-19 activity, with hospitalisation figures increasing approximately 12
per cent over the past week.
Notified case numbers have increased 10 per cent in the past week to 1,597
laboratory-confirmed cases, representing a 63 per cent increase over the past
month.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have also slightly increased in NSW, up almost 8
per cent in the week to 23 November, according to the latest data from the
state's
Respiratory Surveillance Report.
The number of active outbreaks in aged care homes reached 178 in the first week
of November, compared with 109 at the start of October.
Benjamin Schwessinger, an associate professor at the Australian National
University Research School of Biology, said COVID-19 case numbers do appear to
be increasing, and said it is typical for this time of year.
"National data suggests there might be a slight uptick," he said.
"The data suggests that there is a peak starting around early December lasting
until early January, and that has been fairly consistent for the last three
years."'
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: December 5, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-117349344
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
