Australian Government Department of Health.
Commun Dis Intell (2018). 2020 Oct 8;44. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2020.44.78.
Cumulatively to 27 September there have been 27,095 case notifications and 835 deaths. The number of new cases reported nationally this fortnight was 278, a 67% decrease from the previous fortnight (841). On average, this represented 20 cases notified each day over the reporting period, a decrease from an average of 60 cases per day over the previous reporting period. 82% of all COVID-19 cases for the period (229/278) were reported in Victoria, with smaller numbers of cases reported from New South Wales (32), Western Australia (9), Queensland (6) and South Australia (2). In Victoria, 92% of cases (210/229) were locally acquired with known source, 7% (15/229) were locally acquired with unknown source, and 2% (4/229) were reported as under investigation. Excluding Victoria, there were 49 cases in other jurisdictions. Of these, 69% (34/49) were overseas acquired, 18% (9/49) were locally acquired, and 12% (10/49) were under investigation at this time. The continued decrease in new cases observed this fortnight in Victoria was the result of the public health interventions to minimise transmission. A total of 8 deaths were reported from cases diagnosed in this reporting period, all of whom were >75 years old, and all from Victoria. Although testing rates declined over the past month, they remain high at 10.4 tests per 1,000 population per week. There is variability in the testing rate by jurisdiction; the rate depends on the epidemic context. The overall positivity rate for the reporting period was 0.08%. Victoria reported a positivity rate of 0.18% for this reporting period, while in all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was 0.05% or lower.
截至 9 月 27 日，累计报告病例 27095 例，死亡 835 例。本报告期内全国新报告病例 278 例，比前两周减少 67%（841 例）。在此报告期内，平均每天报告 20 例，比前一报告期每天报告 60 例有所减少。在此期间，所有 COVID-19 病例的 82%（229/278）报告来自维多利亚州，新南威尔士州报告的病例数较少（32 例），西澳大利亚州（9 例）、昆士兰州（6 例）和南澳大利亚州（2 例）。在维多利亚州，92%（210/229）的病例是本地获得性的，有明确来源，7%（15/229）是本地获得性的，来源不明，2%（4/229）正在调查中。不包括维多利亚州，其他司法管辖区有 49 例病例。其中，69%（34/49）是海外获得的，18%（9/49）是本地获得的，12%（10/49）正在调查中。本报告期维多利亚州新病例持续减少，这是为了减少传播而采取的公共卫生干预措施的结果。本报告期共报告 8 例死亡病例，均为 75 岁以上，均来自维多利亚州。尽管过去一个月检测率有所下降，但仍保持在每周每 1000 人 10.4 次的高位。各司法管辖区的检测率存在差异；检测率取决于疫情情况。本报告期的总体阳性率为 0.08%。维多利亚州本报告期的阳性率为 0.18%，而其他所有司法管辖区的阳性率均为 0.05%或更低。
