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8 August 2025 Queensland respiratory infection update - 8 August 2025
The latest Queensland Health data shows nearly 400 public hospital beds across Queensland are occupied by flu, COVID-19 or RSV patients each day.
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1 August 2025 Queensland respiratory infection update - 1 August 2025
The latest Queensland Health data shows that more than 200 public hospital beds (on average) are currently taken up by flu patients each day in Queensland, with almost half of patients aged 65 and over.
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25 July 2025 Mackay SMO investigation prompts statewide audit
Queensland's Hospital and Health Services (HHSs) will audit their processes for recruiting, managing and monitoring senior medical officers (SMOs), following an investigation into Mackay HHS.
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The latest Queensland Health data shows that flu hospitalisations continued to increase in the past week and are currently 13 per cent higher than at the same time last year.
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More than 250 people were hospitalised with flu in Queensland last week (July 7-13), with an average of 169 public hospital beds across the state occupied daily by patients with flu. This is up from 131 beds in the previous week (June 30 - July 6).
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Flu cases are continuing to rise across the state, with more than 3,050 cases recorded in the past week. This is the highest number of flu cases recorded in a single week this year to date.
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Flu and COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalisations across Queensland remain on the rise and this trend is expected to continue over the coming weeks.
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One of Queensland’s newest immunisation programs is helping prevent hundreds of Queensland babies from a hospital stay this year, due to a common, but potentially serious illness.
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The community is invited to contribute to an independent review of the prescribing of puberty blockers and gender-affirming therapies in Queensland’s public paediatric gender services.
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Queenslanders are urged to take measures to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes as health authorities confirmed the first detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in a pig in Central Queensland. Queensland Health have confirmed a detection of JEV in the Banana Shire Council area.