NEW DETAILS: Brisbane City Council coronavirus case numbers revealed

New statistics released today by the Queensland Government show how many confirmed COVID-19 cases there have been in Brisbane and where people acquired the virus. Here’s how the southside has been impacted.

A TOTAL of 408 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Brisbane City Council catchment, 62 acquired locally and 19 with no known contact.

The figures come from the Queensland Government released COVID-19 data for each local government area today.

Four cases have come from interstate and four are still under investigation.

Queensland residents aged 20-29 have recorded the most positive tests in the region with 236 followed by people aged 60-69 (166), ages 30-39 (158), ages 50-59 (153) and ages 40-49 (147).

As of yesterday, there were 280 active cases of COVID-19 in Queensland, with 738 recovered cases. The most active cases were located in Brisbane Metro South, at 81, and Brisbane Metro North, at 76.

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a big impact on Brisbane’s southside and the bayside community of Wynnum.

One of the first places impacted was Target at Westfield Carindale, which was closed after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus on March 15.

The next day, the headquarters of childcare provider Goodstart Early Learning in Brisbane’s east was shut down after an office worker was confirmed with COVID-19.

The central office on Metroplex Ave at Murarrie is the group’s state headquarters but does not incorporate a child care centre and more than 3000 people were told to work from home as a result.

Popular events in the area then started to were cancelled, including the Stones Corner Festival, which usually attracts thousands of people.

Organisers were about to announce the line up of artists for the festival, which was scheduled for May 3, before they decided to resume in 2021.

The global pandemic also forced the closure of many businesses and resulted in hundreds of job losses.

Easts Leagues Club and Wynnum Manly Leagues Club were forced to close after the Federal Government introduced new laws relating to COVID-19.

The closure of the Wynnum Manly Leagues Club forced CEO Craig Thomas to stand down all of his 140 staff in what he called the worst day of his life.

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While other businesses have been able to stay open, they have faced the possibility of closure if they didn’t receive more help from the Federal and State Governments, which led to a call out for more support for medium to large businesses from Bartons Car Dealership managing director Mark Beitz.

As part of the social distancing rules brought in by the Queensland Government, police on the bayside have also issued several fines for people not abiding by the advice from the Chief Health Officers.

However, among all the challenges that a pandemic brings, some members of the community have stood up to do their part to help others.

This includes Wynnum’s Lisa Wallis, who put together an organisation called the Wynnum Manly Supplies for the Elderly, to support those in need during this time.