Queensland has recorded 7462 new COVID-19 instances and three new deaths as dad and mom are urged to ensure college students are vaccinated earlier than returning to high school.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk mentioned of the lives misplaced, one particular person was of their 60s, one of their 80s and one of their 90s.
Throughout Queensland hospitals, 744 individuals are at the moment being handled for COVID-19, 46 of that are in intensive care.
Well being Minister Yvette D'Ath urged households to take the following week to make sure their kids are vaccinated, forward of the beginning of the brand new college time period on February 7.
Yesterday, Queensland's again to high school plan was introduced, together with obligatory masks carrying for highschool college students and academics.
"We wish as many individuals to come back ahead and get vaccinated as doable," Ms D'Ath mentioned.
She added whereas it was unlikely kids would develop into critically unwell from the virus, they may nonetheless transmit the illness to adults, and enhance the unfold of COVID-19.
"The kids themselves are unlikely to get critically unwell," Ms D'Ath mentioned.
"We all know the distinction vaccination makes and having our faculty workers, and the academics vaccinated in addition to a rising variety of children, that may all assist scale back transmission."
Ms D'Ath added dad and mom of unwell kids will likely be prioritised at testing services or given RATS at these clinics, to keep away from outbreaks in faculties.
Ought to college students and academics check optimistic, the entire class won't be pressured to isolate.
"They're going to have a look at the person circumstance round who was contaminated and who should quarantine or get examined earlier than they return to the office or college," Ms D'Ath mentioned.
Elective surgical procedure within the state has been suspended until the beginning of March, together with class three and a few class two surgical procedures.