Locations and numbers of regional Qld’s Covid-19 cases revealed

Covid is now almost everywhere in regional Queensland with the latest figures revealing new cases in Goondiwindi, the Lockyer Valley, Maranoa, the Burnett, Somerset and Western Downs. SEE YOUR SUBURB’S CASE NUMBERS.

Queensland has recorded 10,953 new Covid cases and one death in the past 24 hours as authorities warn “we are stepping up to a very major emergency”.

Chief health officer Dr John Gerrard said the plan is not to stop the spread of this virus, rather “we are just trying to slow it down a little bit” he said.

“We don’t know that there won’t be new strains in the future,” he said.

Dr Gerrard said the “bulk” of Covid-positive people across the state are “younger people”.

Amid the rapidly approaching emergency, all health staff have been told to be prepared to be reallocated to care for Covid patients, regardless of their speciality.

Dr Gerrard previously said the “real number (of cases) was significantly higher” than the recorded number.

That was because some people could not get a test, and others had taken rapid antigen tests, of which authorities had no records.

SUBURB BREAKDOWN MAP OF COVID INFECTIONS:

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Here’s the numbers and locations of regional cases:

Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council

5 new cases

104 total cases

No known exposure sites

Goondiwindi Regional Council

18 new cases

45 total cases: 2 overseas acquired, 9 locally acquired, 2 interstate acquired and 32 under investigation

Exposure sites: Coolabah Tree Cafe, Goondiwindi, December 20 from 6.52pm to 7.30pm – Casual contact

Lockyer Valley Regional Council

16 new cases

165 total cases: 2 overseas acquired, 10 locally acquired and 153 under investigation

Exposure sites: Gatton Commonwealth Bank, Dec 23 from 9am to 12pm – positive case visited

Maranoa Regional Council

7 new cases

25 total cases: 3 locally acquired, 1 interstate acquired and 21 under investigation

Exposure sites: Royal on Ninety-nine, Roma, Dec 24 from 12.30pm to 3pm – casual contact

Royal on Ninety-nine gambling area, Roma, Dec 24 from 12.30pm to 3pm – close contact

McDonalds Roma, December 24 from 10.30am to 11am – casual contact

North Burnett Regional Council

4 new cases

21 total cases: 1 overseas acquired, 1 locally acquired, 1 interstate acquired and 18 under investigation

Exposure sites: Gayndah Grand Hotel public bar, Dec 23 from 6pm to 7pm – casual contact

Paroo Shire Council

No new cases

5 total cases: 1 overseas acquired and 4 under investigation

No known exposure sites

Somerset Regional Council

40 new cases

104 total cases: 3 overseas acquired, 3 locally acquired, 1 interstate acquired and 97 under investigation

Exposure sites: Elements Music Festival, Kingaham, Dec 17 to 19 – close contact

South Burnett Regional Council

53 new cases

188 total cases: 2 overseas acquired, 27 locally acquired 1 interstate acquired and 158 under investigation

No known exposure sites

Western Downs Regional Council

25 new cases

114 total cases: 3 overseas acquired, 5 locally acquired 1 interstate acquired and 105 under investigation

No known exposure sites