{"id":52545,"date":"2025-08-08T09:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/52545\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T09:20:08","slug":"queensland-hospitals-under-pressure-as-cases-and-deaths-soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/52545\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland hospitals under pressure as cases and deaths soar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Queensland’s hospital system is under pressure as the number of flu cases so far this year soars to more than 48,000,\ufeff and the number of flu-related deaths rises to 106.<\/p>\n

The latest state health data found that flu cases have risen almost 20 per cent from the previous year.<\/p>\n

It has led to 12 more deaths compared to this time last year.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/Queensland’s hospital system is under pressure as the number of flu cases so far this year soars. (Nine)<\/p>\n

The increase in flu cases has led to a strain on public hospitals, with more than 4600 people admitted so far this year. \ufeff<\/p>\n

On average, 227 public hospital beds are occupied by flu patients daily.<\/p>\n

“Flu is still circulating in the community and we’re continuing to see increasing numbers of hospitalisations,” Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Catherine McDougall said.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The state health data found that \ufeff89 per cent of all 48,000 flu cases were not vaccinated.<\/p>\n

“Flu-related hospital admissions have increased steadily in recent months, contributing to sustained pressure on hospitals and emergency departments across the state,” Pharmacy Guild Queensland President Chris Owen said.<\/p>\n

\"TheFlu activity typically peaks in winter. (James Brickwood)<\/p>\n

Flu activity typically peaks in winter, with August one of the highest-risk periods.\ufeff<\/p>\n

But with cases rising, \ufeffhealth professionals predict that the season will continue for at least another month.<\/p>\n

Queenslanders are urged to get vaccinated, with young children, the e\ufefflderly and people with chronic health conditions most at risk.<\/p>\n

“Flu continues to impact thousands of Queenslanders, and vaccination remains the best defence against severe illness and hospitalisation,” Owen said.<\/p>\n

“I continue to remind Queenslanders that in addition to vaccination, it is important to prioritise good hygiene habits such as washing hands, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or inside of your arm, and staying at home when you are sick to stop the spread of respiratory illnesses,” McDougall said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queensland’s hospital system is under pressure as the number of flu cases so far this year soars to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52546,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-52545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}