{"id":256339,"date":"2020-04-07T17:45:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T07:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=256339"},"modified":"2020-04-08T14:55:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T04:55:45","slug":"no-new-cases-in-darling-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/04\/07\/no-new-cases-in-darling-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"No New Cases In Darling Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 7, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland Health has recorded\u00a013 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Monday, raising the State total to 934, but there is good news locally with no new cases recorded in the Darling Downs Health region.<\/p>\n

Contact tracing is under way for the 13 new cases.<\/p>\n

Queensland Health said an infectious diseases nurse from the Princess Alexandra Hospital was among the new cases.<\/p>\n

The nurse was working in an infectious diseases unit with COVID-19 patients and then reported feeling unwell.<\/p>\n

The nurse, who is currently resting in isolation, had followed all procedures, including staying home as soon as symptoms emerged and immediately notified superiors to help protect colleagues and close contacts.<\/p>\n

Metro South Public Health unit has determined six other staff members who came in contact with the nurse will now self-isolate for the required 14 days.<\/p>\n

The highest number of confirmed cases continues to be the Metro North Health region (284), followed by Metro South (219), Gold Coast (177) and the Sunshine Coast (84).<\/p>\n

The total number of confirmed cases in the Darling Downs Health region – including patients that have recovered – remains at 40.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nationally, as at 6:00am on Tuesday, there had been 5844 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia – up 100 from 6:00am on Monday.\u00a0The most cases have been identified in NSW (2686) and Victoria (1158).<\/p>\n

The national death toll on Tuesday afternoon was 48.<\/p>\n

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Social distancing and community discipline should continue over the Easter break to keep downward pressure on new coronavirus cases, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said on Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Health Minister and I have always said that day-to-day the number of new cases would vary, and the most important thing is to look at the trend,\u201d Ms Palaszczuk said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen some great achievements over the past few days, with 13 new cases in today\u2019s figures. So we don’t want people to now think it’s okay to socialise and travel during the break.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need everyone to please do the right thing. I know we can do it if we all work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also on Tuesday:<\/strong><\/p>\n