The data comes as Health Minister Yvette D’Ath flagged the possibility of new hospital visitor limits and staffing concerns at an aged-care facility amid 19,709 new infections reported on Saturday.
with six deaths, including a person in their 20s, and a 10 per cent jump in hospitalisations amid 19,709 new infections.
While Queensland authorities have repeatedly said they are confident they can “see this peak through”, modelling around case numbers and hospital admissions has not been made public.that suggested a peak of 4700 hospital admissions — including 273 requiring intensive care.Staff shortages due to the Omicron wave sweeping the country have wreaked havoc on business and supply chains, while also impacting health and other emergency workers on the frontline.
Asked about further preparations by the state government ahead of the expected pandemic peak, Ms D’Ath said she met with stakeholders including hospital and Health Service chief executives and consumer advocates on Friday afternoon to discuss potential limits on hospital visits. “I raised it with the Commonwealth earlier in the week and I want to have that conversation again today with [Federal Health Minister] Greg Hunt because I am concerned,” she said.
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