Department of Health media releases
15 September 2020 15 September 2020 COVID update
Queensland has one new case of coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing the state’s total cases to 1,150.
15 September 2020 Young people aren't immune to COVID-19
Gold Coast University Hospital Immunology Unit nurse Topaz Stringfellow knows only too well how COVID-19 can affect young people – and how easily the virus can spread.
14 September 2020 Public Health Alert - Ipswich region - 14 September 2020
Queensland has added three suburbs to its contact tracing page, where a confirmed COVID-19 case has visited - Goodna, Redbank, Redbank Plains
13 September 2020 A life-saving question - could this be sepsis?
For Queenslander Casey Walsh, World Sepsis Day this September is a reminder that when something doesn’t seem quite right to not be afraid to speak up and to always ask, “could it be sepsis?”.
12 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 12 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
12 September 2020 Queensland COVID-19 update
Queensland has three new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing the state’s total cases to 1,149.
11 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 11 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
10 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 10 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
9 September 2020 Queensland COVID-19 update
Queensland has eight new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) to report today, bringing the state’s total cases to 1,143.
8 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 8 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
8 September 2020 Queensland COVID-19 update - 8 September 2020
Queensland has recorded just one new case of COVID-19, with a returned traveller testing positive. The woman, aged in her 20s, is in hotel quarantine on the Sunshine Coast.
5 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 5 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
4 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 4 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
3 September 2020 COVID-19 viral fragments detected in Airlie Beach sewage
Viral fragments of COVID-19 have been detected in a sample from the Cannonvale-Airlie Beach sewage treatment plant.
2 September 2020 COVID clouds bring silver lining with many Queenslanders leading healthier lifestyles
A new routine of working from home since lockdown began has given Recruitment Consultant and single mum Rose Hampton from Strathpine an opportunity to live a healthier lifestyle over the last five months, greatly improving her mental and physical wellbeing.
2 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 2 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
1 September 2020 Public Health Alert: 1 September 2020
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases have visited.
27 August 2020 Public Health Alert: Brisbane Youth Detention Centre cluster
Queensland Health has expanded its list of venues where cases of the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre cluster visited.
26 August 2020 Season two podcast reveals more human body facts
The second season of Queensland Health’s podcast, My Amazing Body, is now streaming. ‘My Amazing Body’ explores interesting, unknown and misunderstood parts of your body, featuring interviews with medical experts and stories from real Queenslanders.
22 August 2020 Urgent new COVID-19 measures after youth detention centre cluster detected
Queensland Health is putting in place urgent extra protection measures after a further six people associated with the Brisbane Youth Detention Centre tested positive to COVID-19 yesterday. A total of seven people associated with the centre have now tested positive.
