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Update - acute respiratory infection activity in Tasmania
This page presents a snapshot of current acute respiratory infection activity in Tasmania.
Current activity is presented for acute respiratory illness and specific notifiable viruses, these are COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. Acute respiratory illness is an overall indicator and may be due to symptoms of various infections including COVID-19, influenza, RSV, Rhinovirus and others.
Activity may be presented as low, moderate or high, and the summary provides
While monitoring by Public Health Services is continuous, this page is updated fortnightly during increased seasonal influenza and RSV activity, and 4-weekly during inter-seasonal periods.
Understanding current activity of acute respiratory infections will help you stay informed, follow activity level link to learn more about what steps you can take to reduce the risk to yourselves and others.
Friday 11 April 2025
Data as at Sunday 6 April 2025
| Condition | Current Activity |
| Acute Respiratory Illness | low |
Learn more about what steps to take when activity is LOW
| Pathogen | Current Activity |
| COVID-19 | low |
| Influenza | inter-seasonal |
| RSV | inter-seasonal |
What does this mean? As at 6 April 2025:
Acute respiratory illness (ARI) activity in Tasmania is currently low across all surveillance indicators.
Influenza and RSV activity remain low and at inter-seasonal levels, however influenza activity is higher than expected for this time of year. Elevated inter-seasonal influenza activity has also been observed nationally.
COVID-19 activity has decreased in recent months and remains at low levels.
View or download detailed respiratory infection surveillance from the RespTas Report page
Published by the Health Intelligence team, Communicable Diseases Prevention Unit, Public Health Services.
Sources: Tasmanian Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System; FluTracking, Hunter New England Local Health District, New South Wales Ministry of Health; DSPL — Diagnostic Services Pty Ltd; RHH — Royal Hobart Hospital Pathology.
Other data sources: Notifiable disease data which includes notifiable acute respiratory infections, with breakdown by state and territory, is also published by the Commonwealth and updated daily at Dashboard · NINDSS Portal (health.gov.au)
How you can help track ARI activity in Tasmania
You can help Public Health to track acute respiratory illness by participating in FluTracking.
FluTracking is an Australia-wide online health surveillance system operated by Hunter New England Health in NSW.
It helps track the spread of COVID-19, flu and other respiratory illness. All Tasmanians are encouraged to participate, whether you’re healthy or unwell.
All you need to do is complete a simple online survey each Monday, it takes less than 30 seconds.
Join up now at FluTracking.net
