Coronavirus: No new COVID-19 cases on Gold Coast overnight

In total, 190 cases of the coronavirus have been detected on the Gold Coast.

THERE have been no new active cases of coronavirus on the Gold Coast in the last 24 hours.

As of Wednesday afternoon, 190 cases of COVID-19 were detected in the city.

Queensland has two new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) raising the state total to 1,026.

Last week, it was understood there were four patients in hospital care on the Gold Coast due to the virus, including two in intensive care.

On the Coast, 53 of the cases remain active while 137 people have recovered.

In total, 92, 699 Queenslanders have been tested for the virus, 282 cases are still active and 738 have recovered.

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Queensland Health’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said 955 of the 1,026 confirmed cases had recently travelled overseas or had close contact with a confirmed case.

“We’ve continued to see limited community transmission in Queensland, with 42 cases where we don’t know the source of infection,” Dr Young said.

“It’s encouraging that numbers are staying very low this week, with only eight cases recorded so far, and we want to keep it that way.

Ms Young urged Queenslanders to stay home as much as possible, and stay in their suburb when undertaking essential activities such as going to the supermarket or exercising.

Most Queenslanders who have contracted COVID-19 have experienced mild symptoms. Currently, 20 of the 282 active confirmed cases are in hospital, with seven of these in intensive care. The remainder of active cases are currently recovering at home with the support of Queensland Health.

Contact tracing continues for recent cases.

Queensland Health will notify the community if any other public health alerts are required.

Queensland Health is urging anyone who also meets the testing criteria, to contact a doctor immediately.

A person will generally be tested if they have a fever (or history of fever) or acute respiratory symptoms, and, in the last 14 days:

– they were a close contact or a household contact of a confirmed case

– they had been overseas, including on a cruise.

Testing may also be done for people who have a fever (or history of fever) or acute respiratory symptoms, AND:

– work in vulnerable settings such as healthcare, aged or residential care, military, a school or child care, correction facilities, detention centres, police and boarding schools.

– live in Brisbane, Gold Coast or Cairns

– live in or travelled from a COVID-19 hotspot

– live in or travelled from another state

– live in a First Nations community.