Queensland has recorded 11,600 new Covid cases and 15 deaths in the past 24 hours with the Omicron peak for Brisbane and Townsville still yet to come.
All people who died with Covid were older than 65.
Hospitalisations have increased to 829 with 48 in intensive care and 15 on ventilators.
More than 26,2oo PCR and rapid antigen tests have been recorded.
Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard said most of the southeast is likely to reacxjmtzywh its highest number of cases by next week.
“Metropolitan Brisbane, probably Sunshine Coast, West Moreton, Ipswich (will reach their peak) probably sometime in the next seven days,” he said.
Dr Gerrard said Townsville is expected to peak in a fortnight as public hospitals brace for impact.
Residents are urged to remain on high alert.
Ms Palaszczuk said the Gold Coast appeared to have reached its peak.
“We do believe the peak on the Gold Coast is now coming down,” the Premier said.
“We’ll see that peak in the rest of southeast Queensland happening shortly … in the next seven days.”
“My message is to the elderly people: If you do not need to go out in the next couple of weeks, just limit where you go.”
