Commun Dis Intell (2018). 2020 Aug 18;44. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2020.44.69.
Confirmed cases in Australia this reporting period (20 July to 2 August): 6,121 notifications, 71 deaths. Cumulative: 18,367 notifications, 240 deaths. Over the past fortnightly reporting period (20 July to 2 August), the number of new cases reported nationally increased from 3,462 in the previous fortnight to 6,121. The large increase in numbers is due to multiple epidemiologically-linked outbreaks across a range of settings and locations in Victoria (97%; 5,914 cases) with very few (207) cases reported by other jurisdictions in this reporting period. Of the 5,914 cases reported in Victoria, all were locally acquired. Of the remaining 207 cases nationally reported, only 23% were reported as locally acquired. ACT is the only jurisdiction reporting 0 cases, with its last case reported on 9 July. A total of 71 deaths were reported, all from Victoria. On average, 437 cases were reported each day over the reporting period, an increase from 247 cases per day over the previous fortnight. Testing rates remain high across all jurisdictions, with an overall positivity rate for the reporting period of 0.7%. Victoria reported a positivity rate of 1.7% for this reporting period; in all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was 0.07% or lower. Overall, syndromic surveillance of respiratory illness trends continues to show very low levels compared to previous years. 12% of cases have required hospitalisation or intensive care.
本报告期（7月20日至8月2日）澳大利亚的确诊病例：6121例通报，71例死亡。累计：18367例通报，240例死亡。在过去的两周报告期（7月20日至8月2日），全国报告的新增病例数从前两周的3462例增至6121例。病例数大幅增加是由于维多利亚州一系列场所和地点出现多起有流行病学关联的疫情（97%；5914例），本报告期其他司法管辖区报告的病例极少（207例）。在维多利亚州报告的5914例病例中，均为本地感染。在全国报告的其余207例病例中，仅23%报告为本地感染。澳大利亚首都直辖区是唯一报告0例病例的司法管辖区，其最后一例病例于7月9日报告。共报告71例死亡，均来自维多利亚州。报告期内平均每天报告437例病例，高于前两周每天247例的报告数。所有司法管辖区的检测率仍然很高，本报告期的总体阳性率为0.7%。维多利亚州本报告期的阳性率为1.7%；在所有其他司法管辖区，阳性率为0.07%或更低。总体而言，与前几年相比，对呼吸道疾病趋势的症状监测水平仍然很低。12%的病例需要住院治疗或重症监护。
