Tasmania has confirmed nine new cases of coronavirus, with eight of the cases related to an outbreak at a north-west hospital.

Key points: There are now 15 coronavirus cases associated with the North West Regional Hospital

There are now 15 coronavirus cases associated with the North West Regional Hospital Twelve are staff members, two had been patients, and one is a close contact of a previous NWRH patient

Twelve are staff members, two had been patients, and one is a close contact of a previous NWRH patient Tasmania recorded its third coronavirus death on Tuesday, with a total of 98 infections identified

The latest cases take the state's total number of infections to 98, on the day it recorded its third coronavirus death.

Eight of the cases are related to the current outbreak at the North West Regional Hospital (NWRH), and one is from southern Tasmania.

Tasmania COVID-19 snapshot Confirmed cases: 226

Confirmed cases: 226 Deaths: 13, 12 in north-west What do I do if I think I have coronavirus? If you think you might have COVID-19 phone your GP or the Tasmanian Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738. Need an interpreter? Phone the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and tell them your language. For more information and factsheets: Visit the Tasmanian Government's coronavirus page here.

Six of the eight north-west cases are NWRH staff. One is a recent inpatient, and one is a close contact of a previous NWRH case.

There are now 15 coronavirus cases linked to the NWRH , made up of a total of 12 health workers, the two former patients, and the close contact.

The case in southern Tasmania relates to a recently returned overseas traveller who was already in home quarantine in accordance with border control measures.

Six of the infected people are women, three are men.

Three are aged in their 20s, two are in their 30s, one is in their 40s, one is in their 50s, one is in their 60s and one is in their 70s.

Director of Public Health Mark Vietch said an outbreak management team was already identifying and contacting anyone who had close contact with any of the hospital staff, and it would ensure necessary actions were taken.

"In addition, Public Health Services is also following up household and social contacts of all confirmed cases," he said.

"If any NWRH staff member or patient is determined to be a close contact of these cases, they will be contacted and advised of the action they need to take.

"It may be necessary for other staff and patients to be tested for coronavirus as investigations progress.

"We will assess and test any symptomatic staff member or patient who is symptomatic and has been at risk of exposure to coronavirus."

A Tasmanian man who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess cruise ship became the third person to die from coronavirus in the state on Tuesday.

The man, aged in his 80s, died in the North West Regional Hospital.