Department of Health media releases
11 April 2021 Historic case linked to Brisbane COVID-19 cluster
A historic case with a link to a recent Brisbane cluster has today been added to Queensland’s COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 1,502.
6 April 2021 Queensland COVID-19 update
Queensland has recorded 0 new cases of COVID-19 today.
3 April 2021 Quarantined case a testament to contact tracing efforts
Queensland’s latest COVID-19 case has highlighted the strength of the state’s contact tracing regime.
2 April 2021 Queensland finds missing link in PAH cluster
Queensland Health believes it has identified the missing link in the first of the two of Brisbane’s latest COVID-19 clusters, in a nurse from the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
30 March 2021 Brisbane COVID-19 clusters explained
Queensland has recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 today, including six locally acquired cases.
28 March 2021 Potential exposure sites released following latest case
Queensland Health has released a list of venues attended by a Strathpine man who tested positive to COVID-19 overnight. The man, aged in his 20s, is the second confirmed case in the past two days.
27 March 2021 Public Health Alert: Brisbane and Moreton Bay regions
A Public Health Alert has been issued for parts of Brisbane and Moreton Bay regions in relation to a confirmed case of COVID-19 from Stafford.
27 March 2021 Greater Brisbane COVID-19 update
Queensland has recorded six new cases of COVID-19 today, including a close contact of a Brisbane man who tested positive to the UK variant. The remaining five cases are overseas-acquired and in hotel quarantine.
26 March 2021 COVID-19 update: Queensland’s latest locally acquired case, wastewater testing and new testing facilities
COVID-19 updates related to Queensland’s latest locally acquired case, positive wastewater testing results and new testing facilities
25 March 2021 Positive wastewater detection in Brisbane
Fragments of SARS-CoV-2 have been detected at the Luggage Point (servicing the Brisbane North area and some inner-city Brisbane South suburbs) wastewater treatment plant.
24 March 2021 QLD parents urged to take advantage of free dental healthcare ahead of World Oral Health Day
Queensland parents are being urged to take advantage of free dental healthcare ahead of World Oral Health Day, as statistics show 30 per cent of parents are unaware their children can access free public dental treatment.
24 March 2021 Queensland clinicians testing new tool to help detect sepsis
Queensland’s health experts are testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to help detect patients with sepsis, an illness that threatens the lives of up to 21,000 Queenslanders a year.
20 March 2021 Positive wastewater detection in Logan
Fragments of SARS-CoV-2 have been detected at the Loganholme wastewater treatment plant in Logan.
20 March 2021 Queensland gives the green light to NZ green flights
Green flights from New Zealand (NZ) will resume tonight as Queensland Health confirms current travel restrictions will not extend beyond 6pm 20 March 2021.
19 March 2021 Positive wastewater detection on the Gold Coast
Fragments of SARS-CoV-2 have been detected at the Elanora wastewater treatment plant on the Gold Coast.
19 March 2021 Back to school checklist
More Queensland teenagers are missing out on vital vaccinations than ever before.
15 March 2021 Positive wastewater detection in Brisbane and Cairns North
Fragments of SARS-CoV-2 have been detected at the Cairns North and Luggage Point (Brisbane inner city) wastewater treatment plants.
15 March 2021 Experts cast shade at anti-sunscreen claims
Skin specialists are urging people to heed the sun safety advice of experts, not ill-informed social media feeds that have the potential to harm vulnerable Queenslanders.
13 March 2021 Public Health Alert: PA Hospital
A Public Health Alert has been issued for parts of Brisbane in relation to the confirmed case of COVID-19 from Princess Alexandra Hospital.
12 March 2021 Queenslanders called to dump the junk
Queenslanders are being encouraged to ‘dump the junk’ and breakup with unhealthy food relationships with Queensland Health’s ‘End your unhealthy relationships’ campaign returning to market.
