Another 428 Covid-19 cases have emerged in Tasmania, almost doubling active cases on the island state to 938.
The majority of active cases, 224, are being managed at home, while there are 79 people in community management clinics.
One hospital patient is being treated specifically for Covid symptoms, while another person with Covid-19 is being treated for an unrelated medical condition.
Tasmania was free of the virus when it reopened to fully vaccinated travellers from mainland hotspots on 15 December.
On Friday, Tasmania had reported 137 new cases and had 520 active cases.
On Thursday it scrapped the requirement for travellers to take a PCR rest in the 72-hour period before travel to the state, moving to a rapid antigen test one day before arriving.
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