Covid: Queensland reaches massive health milestone

One Aussie state has reached a massive health milestone but residents are warned another covid wave is on the way.

Queensland has passed the peak of its latest Covid wave as hospitalisation figures continue to tumble.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Monday the state hit its peak on July 25 - much sooner than national modelling had predicted.

Despite the decline in cases Queenslanders are still being urged to wear masks in busy locations and get their booster shots as Chief Health Officer John Gerrard warned another wave was expected in December.

Chief health officer John Gerard reminded Queenslanders the virus was here is stay. Picture: Supplied.

“Now the current pattern that we have seen in Queensland and worldwide is that there is a wave every three months.

“We still believe it is likely there will be a further wave this year, but it is likely as time goes by, these waves will become milder in severity.”

Covid patients in both public and private hospitals in the state have plummeted to 667, down from 1123 in July.

Covid-related ambulance calls have also dropped, with just 90 cases recorded in the past 24 hours in comparison to 190 on July 26.

Today we have recorded 2,504 new COVID-19 cases.

Death numbers are not reported on Saturday and Sunday.

Full details➡️https://t.co/rKHIwrGADipic.twitter.com/DAyMvdhO7i

— Queensland Health (@qldhealth) August 8, 2022

Ms Palaszczuk said the dramatic deviation in Covid numbers was thanks to Queenslanders “getting the job done” and leaders responding to national health measures.

States and territories across Australia have experienced a rapid decline in Covid numbers since July, with Victoria announcing the state had also reached its peak.

“The number of active cases in Victoria continues to decline from a recent peak of 71,428 recorded on 23 July,” the Victorian government said in a statement.

We thank everyone who got vaccinated and tested yesterday.

Our thoughts are with those in hospital, and the families of people who have lost their lives.

More data soon: https://t.co/OCCFTAchahpic.twitter.com/whesF80MjZ

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) August 7, 2022

In NSW the total number of Covid cases recorded in the state has drastically dropped by more than 14,000, with reports now sitting at 80,814 compared with 94,035 last Monday.

COVID-19 update – Monday 8 August 2022
In the 24-hour reporting period to 4pm yesterday:
- 96.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 95.3% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/D1be5EWi1L

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) August 7, 2022

More than 84 per cent of Australians are now fully vaccinated, equating to around 21 million people.

Originally published as Covid: Queensland reaches massive health milestone