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Queensland\u2019s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 26, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland is “holding its own” when it comes to COVID-19, Queensland\u2019s Chief Health Officer, Dr Jeannette Young, said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The number of confirmed cases in the State is now 493, up 50 from Wednesday, but there are currently no cases in intensive care.<\/p>\n

Dr Young also emphasised it was safe to vote in the Local Government elections on Saturday.<\/p>\n

She said the risk of going to a bottleshop or a supermarket were “far far higher” than voting on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“Go in, vote and leave. If people do that, there is no risk at all,” she said.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Steven Miles said there had been 40,946 people tested for COVID-19 in Queensland so far, a “world-leading” level of testing.<\/p>\n

Queensland has 50 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) raising the state total to 493.<\/p>\n

The total number of confirmed cases in the Darling Downs Health Region is now 17: 15 in Toowoomba, one in Kingaroy, and one in Warwick.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Wide Bay Health Region, the number is now 12, up five.<\/p>\n

The areas with the largest number of confirmed cases continue to be Metro North (144), Metro South (123), Gold Coast (91) and Sunshine Coast (56).<\/p>\n

The total number of positive cases across Australia is 2799; 13 people have died.<\/p>\n