New data reveals number of COVID-19 cases in each local government area
New detailed data reveals for the first time the location of every one of Queensland’s 1024 cases of coronavirus. SEE HOW YOUR REGION IS IMPACTED
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THE Brisbane City Council local government area has recorded the most cases of COVID-19 so far.
Comprehensive data released by the State Government today has revealed 408 cases have been reported so far across the area, with 319 of those acquired from overseas.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the release of the new data brings Queensland in line with other states, such as NSW, which have already been providing the more in-depth data.
“This is about being transparent,” Ms Palaszczuk said. “I want to make sure that Queensland is getting the information that they want.”
According to the data, four of those BCC cases were acquired from interstate.
A further 189 have been reported in the Gold Coast City Council area, including six where the source of infection remains a mystery, while Moreton Bay has had 95.
The Sunshine Coast area has recorded 70, Logan has had 42 while Toowoomba has had 37.
Thirty-two of the 77 local government areas have recorded cases so far.
Of Queensland’s 1024 cases, 785 have been acquired overseas, 42 have been through local transmission and 17 have been acquired from interstate.
Since January, more than 55,000 notices have been issued for people to go into quarantine in Queensland. Almost 3000 of those remain active, including 249 in Cairns where a cluster of cases has been identified at the local hospital’s pathology laboratory.
The data shows people in their 20s make up the most infections with 236 cases, followed by Queenslanders in their 60s accounting for 166 cases and those in their 30s with 158 infections perhaps reflecting the age groups most likely to travel.
Only 14 cases have been recorded in children aged under 10.
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