Qld records four Covid-19 deaths, 7311 new cases after state dodges ‘catastrophic’ scenario

Four people have died with the virus and 7311 new cases have been recorded in Queensland after officials revealed a ‘catastrophic’ situation had been avoided.

Queensland has confirmed four Covid-19 deaths and 7311 new cases after the chief health officer revealed the state had dodged a potentially “catastrophic” hospital situation.

Queensland Health reported 496 cases were in hospital, with 45 in ICU.

Queensland chief health officer John Gerrard says the state’s hospitalisation numbers are lower than modelling predicted during the peak of the Omicron outbreak. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Dan Peled

Sunday’s caseload in Queensland was slightly greater than those recorded in Victoria and NSW.

Victoria recorded 7223 cases in the latest update and NSW 6686.

Queensland recorded 13 Covid-19 deaths and 3660 new cases on Saturday.

The deaths were people aged in their 50s to 90s. Six were aged care residents.

The line-up for Covid-19 vaccinations at Brisbane Convention Centre.

The new numbers come after chief health officer John Gerrard revealed the state hospitalisation rates were lower than government predictions as Covid admissions continued to fall.

He said hospitalisations had not exceeded 1000 – a direct result of vaccines.

As of Friday, 90.28 per cent of the population aged over 16 were double-dose vaccinated.