Queensland has immediately reported 7,311 new COVID-19 circumstances and 4 deaths amid warnings faculty scholar infections will rise in coming weeks.
There are at present 496 folks in hospital with coronavirus throughout the state, with 45 requiring intensive care.
Queensland yesterday recorded 3660 infections and 13 fatalities.
Chief Well being Officer John Gerrard mentioned officers have been monitoring circumstances in kids after final week's return to classroom studying for college students.
"We're averaging about between 1,000 and 1,500 kids identified formally with COVID per day throughout the state - virtually all of whom have very delicate illness," Dr Gerrard mentioned.
"Of these kids, about half are within the major faculty age between 5 and 11 and the opposite half are within the secondary faculty age between 12 and 17."
Dr Gerrard says he is anticipating the variety of transmissions in kids to rise over the approaching weeks.
"There's nonetheless no clear development amongst kids however it's nonetheless very early.
"It could be a really large shock if we do not see a lot of new circumstances in kids within the subsequent couple of weeks however to date it is not a big rise."
Well being Minister Yvette D'Ath mentioned she needed to thank the mother and father who ensured their kids acquired the primary COVID-19 vaccination jab.