Warning over unusual summer spike in Covid and respiratory illnesses in Queensland
Surge in infections prompts state’s chief health officer to urge holiday season caution
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An unseasonal spike in respiratory illnesses has hit Queensland, prompting a warning from the chief health officer in the lead-up to Christmas.
Across the state there are 322 people hospitalised with Covid-19 – four times the number treated in October. Another 66 people are in hospital with influenza.
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