At least 50 Queensland aged care residents with COVID-19 have died during the Omicron wave, including seven in one Brisbane nursing home alone, new data shows.
"We can no longer eliminate the virus from our communities," she wrote."Please rest assured that all my staff are double vaccinated, and many have received their booster."If your loved one is diagnosed as positive for COVID, we will call you to discuss their management moving forward.
The federal government report provides a national snapshot of COVID-19 virus cases in aged care facilities as at 5pm on January 20.
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