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Tasmania records 404 new COVID cases, total of 1,219 active cases

Tasmania currently has 316 people managing the disease in a home setting. (Pixabay)

Tasmania has recorded 404 new COVID infections, taking the number of active cases in the state to 1,219.

It follows 428 cases announced on Saturday and 137 cases the day before. 

A total of 316 cases are being treated through the COVID@home program, 60 are in community case management facilities and the rest are either still being assessed for those programs or have declined help to manage their symptoms and isolation.

In data announced on the Tasmanian Department of Health's Facebook page, almost 92 per cent of the state's eligible population aged over 12 are double vaccinated.

The government says three people are being treated in hospital — but none in intensive care.

There have been 13 deaths in Tasmania attributed to COVID-19 since 2020.

On Saturday, Premier Peter Gutwein said Tasmanians travelling outside the state should consider the likelihood they will become infected — and infect others on their return.

"Your chance of bringing home COVID and giving it to family and friends is very real."

Information about travel and getting tested for COVID-19 in Tasmania can be found on the department of health website.

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