Nine more lives lost to COVID-19 in Queensland, random testing reveals COVID prevalence on Gold Coast

As authorities report a further nine people have died from COVID-19 in Queensland, with 8,643 new cases confirmed, it has been revealed a significant number of Gold Coasters probably don't know they have COVID-19. That's according to the state's Chief Health Officer, John Gerrard, who said at today's news conference there were 749 people in Queensland hospitals with COVID-19 and 47 on ventilators. Dr Gerrard said the latest deaths again highlighted the fact that not enough people were getting booster shots. 'Of these nine people, three are unvaccinated, one had received a single dose of vaccine, four had received two doses and only one of the nine had received a booster,' he said.