13 extra folks with COVID-19 have misplaced their lives in Queensland, together with 9 in aged care amenities.
The state recorded 6857 new circumstances from 14,000 exams, bringing the whole variety of energetic circumstances to 50,522.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles has hit out on the federal authorities over the scarcity of speedy antigen exams (RATs) in Queensland, however stated 1.2 million extra ought to arrive in days.
There are 799 sufferers in hospital with the virus, together with 52 in intensive care.
"It's greater than a month is the Prime Minister declared the Australian authorities wouldn't help Australians to assist get speedy antigen testing," Mr Miles stated.
"It's driving lots of the shortages proper throughout the economic system and grocery shops, in aged care, in different settings.
"The Queensland authorities has been working exhausting to make sure that we've the speedy antigen exams we'd like for the general public, for our healthcare settings and importantly for college college students going again to high school subsequent week."
Mr Miles stated the problems being skilled in aged care - specifically rising COVID-19 deaths - shouldn't be occurring.
"Older Australians locked away of their rooms with out the care that they had been promised, the care that they want, definitely we do hear experiences of that occurring right here in Queensland."
He stated aged care residents ought to have been given COVID-19 boosters, whereas higher PPE ought to have been supplied to guard outbreaks in aged care amenities.
"It should not have come to this. They need to have all been boosted."
Mr Miles stated each single Queenslander who died was a tragedy. He added the state border had been opened according to finest well being recommendation.
Queensland Chief Well being Officer Dr John Gerrard stated he was involved concerning the "disproportionate" variety of folks who had not obtained a booster shot dying with COVID-19.
"It is rather regarding," he stated.
Dr Gerrard stated solely three of the 13 deaths recorded as we speak had occurred in individuals who had obtained three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
"Anybody who has obtained their second dose greater than three months in the past ought to go forward and get that dose of the vaccine," he stated.
"This virus goes to be with us for a very long time and when you have not been uncovered to it, you'll be and this shall be right here for years."
He additionally stated the variety of new circumstances recorded day by day didn't "mirror actuality".
"The numbers of optimistic exams do not likely imply something," Dr Gerrard stated.
"They don't mirror the fact."
Dr Gerrard stated a Gold Coast examine revealed yesterday had reveals that for each optimistic PCR take a look at, there have been 5 to 10 different individuals who didn't know that they had the virus.
He additionally the Queensland Authorities has not even contemplating taking a look at enjoyable restrictions within the state.
"We aren't taking a look at any till we all know the place that is going," he stated.
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"We've not even addressed or checked out that."