Queensland new Covid cases fall 6.5% to 9,546 with 11 deaths as Annastacia Palaszczuk declares hospitals are doing BETTER than expected Queensland Covid cases fall to 9,546 with 11 deaths of people over 50 Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said hospitalisations were lower than expected There are 928 people in Queensland public hospitals, up from 878 on Monday 'We will approach our general peak in the next couple of weeks,' CHO said By Michael Pickering For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:01 GMT, 25 January 2022 | Updated: 01:03 GMT, 25 January 2022 Viewcomments Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced 9,546 new Covid cases and 11 deaths but said hospitalisations from the latest outbreak were lower than expected. The new numbers follow 10,212 new Covid infections and 13 deaths announced in the state yesterday. Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard said all of the 11 fatalities were over 50 years of age, including one person in their 50s, one in their 60s, two in their 70s, three in their 80s and four in their 90s. Four of those people were unvaccinated, one person had one dose, six were double vaccinated, while none had received a booster shot. There are now 928 people in Queensland public hospitals, up from 878 yesterday, including 51 patients in ICU. 'We will approach our general peak in the next couple of weeks,' Dr Gerrard said. 'We do know that cases will decline in the month after the peak.' Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced 9,546 new Covid cases and 11 deaths on Tuesday Yesterday Dr Gerrard said the Omicron peak may have been reached on the Gold Coast and would follow in Brisbane around seven days later. Ms Palaszczuk said hospitalisations in the state as a result of the latest outbreak were lower than expected. 'I'll be able to release more data on Queensland hospitals later this week,' she said. The latest statistics follow revelations half of Queensland's 118 Covid-19 deaths have been residents in aged-care facilities. The 59 people who have died in aged care came as Federal government data showed there were now Covid outbreaks in 212 of Queensland's more than 500 aged care facilities. More than 3,600 people, including residents and staff, had fallen ill with Covid-19 as of January 20, the data showed. Ms Palaszczuk revealed Queensland education minister Grace Grace has Covid-19 and she would wait until she had recovered before announcing the state's back-to-schools plan later this week. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility