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Tasmania has recorded its second confirmed case of coronavirus - this time in Hobart. "Public Health Services has been notified of a confirmed case of coronavirus in Hobart," Acting Director of Public Health Scott McKeown said in a statement on Saturday evening. "This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to two. "The patient has been admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital. "A further update will be issued as soon as more details are confirmed." IN OTHER NEWS: Last Monday, the state's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed when a 40-year-old Launceston man tested positive for the virus. He had returned to Tasmania last Saturday after travelling from Iran via Malaysia and Melbourne. After testing positive for the virus, the man shopped in the Woolworths store on Wellington Street for about 15 minutes before self-isolating as instructed. Since then, a coronavirus testing clinic has been established in the Northern city. The man remains in a stable condition at the Launceston General Hospital. Sign up to one of our many newsletters:

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