The information on this page is updated regularly.
The following information relates to the Essential Traveller Category 4: Specialist skills critical to maintaining key industries or businesses. See Essential Traveller categories for more information.
This includes time critical, specialist or locally unavailable essential workers who have been granted exemption from the 14 day quarantine period upon entering Tasmania. Additional conditions apply to Essential Travellers while in the State.
Exemptions granted on 19 November 2020
| Origin | Number |
|---|---|
| Medium-risk area | 11 |
| High-risk area | 0 |
| Industry breakdown | Granted on 19 November 2020 | Total since 26 August 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Trade/Construction | 1 | 144 |
| Food supply/Freight | 1 | 62 |
| Utilities/Infrastructure | 1 | 227 |
| Medical | 0 | 127 |
| Agriculture/Aquaculture | 1 | 139 |
| Mining/Manufacturing | 3 | 132 |
| Tourism/Hospitality | 1 | 25 |
| Other (includes community, government, entertainment and aviation sectors) | 3 | 111 |
| All industries | 11 | 967 |
As at 6pm, 19 November 2020
Laboratory tests | Number |
|---|---|
| 19 November 2020 | 411 |
| Total laboratory tests | 125,049 |
Source: Public Health Services. Information will be updated each weekday.
As at 6pm, 1 October 2020
| Cases in Tasmania | Number |
|---|---|
| New cases in past 24 hours | 0 |
| Total cases | 228 |
| Active | 0 |
| Recovered | 215 |
| Deaths | 13 |
Source: Public Health Services.
| Government-designated quarantine accommodation (Hotel location) | Number currently in quarantine | Total since 30 March 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| South | 25 | 3,913 |
| North | 6 | 2,127 |
| North West | 14 | 2,050 |
Source: Department of Communities Tasmania