19 new Shingles cases in Australia

Australia New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania ACT NT

reported on 7 October 2026.
↓ Falling: the 7-day average of 18 per day is 29% below the 28-day average.
7,836 cases from January to September 2026, 2% higher than the same period in 2025.

Daily Monthly Yearly Compare

DATE	YTD	NET	7D AV
Wed07 Oct	7,867	– 0	–
Tue06 Oct	7,867	↑ 1	–
Mon05 Oct	7,866	↑ 3	–
Sun04 Oct	7,863	↑ 2	–
Sat03 Oct	7,861	↑ 4	–
Fri02 Oct	7,857	↑ 13	–
Thu01 Oct	7,844	↑ 19	18

DATE	YTD	NET	7D AV
Wed30 Sep	7,836	↑ 18	19
Tue29 Sep	7,818	↑ 24	21
Mon28 Sep	7,794	↑ 24	21
Sun27 Sep	7,770	↑ 7	22
Sat26 Sep	7,763	↑ 12	24
Fri25 Sep	7,751	↑ 23	25
Thu24 Sep	7,728	↑ 26	26
Wed23 Sep	7,702	↑ 32	26
Tue22 Sep	7,670	↑ 26	26
Mon21 Sep	7,644	↑ 31	27
Sun20 Sep	7,613	↑ 17	28
Sat19 Sep	7,596	↑ 23	29
Fri18 Sep	7,573	↑ 28	28
Thu17 Sep	7,545	↑ 26	28
Wed16 Sep	7,519	↑ 34	29
Tue15 Sep	7,485	↑ 33	29
Mon14 Sep	7,452	↑ 37	29
Sun13 Sep	7,415	↑ 19	29
Sat12 Sep	7,396	↑ 16	28
Fri11 Sep	7,380	↑ 32	29
Thu10 Sep	7,348	↑ 31	30
Wed09 Sep	7,317	↑ 32	30
Tue08 Sep	7,285	↑ 36	30
Mon07 Sep	7,249	↑ 38	30
Sun06 Sep	7,211	↑ 12	31
Sat05 Sep	7,199	↑ 23	31
Fri04 Sep	7,176	↑ 38	30
Thu03 Sep	7,138	↑ 31	29
Wed02 Sep	7,107	↑ 34	30
Tue01 Sep	7,073	↑ 33	31

About Shingles

People get shingles (also called herpes zoster) when the virus that causes chickenpox (varicella-zoster virus) reactivates in their body.

People can only get shingles if they have had chickenpox.

Shingles causes a very painful, blistering rash.

It is most common in people aged 50 years or older or those who are immunocompromised.

Vaccination is the best way to prevent shingles.