COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared in seven Tasmanian schools within a week of students returning to the classroom, Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff says.
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Outbreaks are declared when five or more cases are detected within a single "learning environment" in seven days, and prompt immediate testing of all staff and students from the classroom.
Quarantining is only required if symptomatic or positive, and testing is undertaken even two-to-three days.
There are five schools with outbreaks in the North and North-West, and two in the South.
They cover all three sectors of education: public, Catholic and independent, and includes one boarding school.
The majority of Tasmanian schools returned last Wednesday, February 9.
A teacher vaccination update was also provided on Tuesday morning. Mr Rockliff said there are 57 unvaccinated teachers in public schools and 98.9 per cent vaccinated.
Mr Rockliff also confirmed that the Australian Defence Force has been called in to assist at three Tasmanian aged care facilities due to COVID outbreaks.
A total of five facilities have ongoing outbreaks.
Mr Rockliff said this assistance was on the way and would last a week.
"This is not clinical, this is general support. An enormous amount of work is being done to support our aged care facilities," he said.
"It's important that when there is an identified need, such as the circumstance, that that help and support is provided."
The aged care sector and unions were generally supportive of the Commonwealth's decision to use ADF resources to assist in facilities that have outbreaks, should assistance be requested.
Tasmania recorded 513 new cases on Tuesday morning, an increase from 408 the previous day. There are 3033 active cases, while hospitalisations remained steady at 10 - seven specifically for COVID - and one person in intensive care.
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