Tasmania records 825 new COVID-19 cases

Man being tested for COVID-19
Tasmania has 22 people with coronavirus in hospital, with eight being treated for virus symptoms. -AP

Tasmania has posted 825 new COVID-19 cases, as the state's active infection numbers drop for a fourth consecutive day.

Twenty-two people with coronavirus are in hospital, with eight of those being treated for virus symptoms. One person is in intensive care.

The other 14 people in hospital have COVID-19 but are being treated for unrelated medical conditions.

The new infections have come from 580 self-reported rapid antigen tests and 245 PCR tests.

Tasmania's health department says 1448 people have been released from isolation in the past 24 hours.

There are 623 fewer active COVID-19 cases in the state, with 6485 active cases down from 7108 on Saturday. 

About 30 cases are in community management facilities and 338 people are utilising COVID-at-home care, an increase of 38 from Saturday.