A new Covid subvariant could be causing a spike in hospitalisations and authorities are pleading with vulnerable and elderly patients to get booster shots to stave off the threat.
Queensland Health said on Thursday it had 146 people in its hospitals suffering through a Covid infection, twice the number of hospitalisations from just two weeks ago.
Chief health officer Dr John Gerrard said the surge in cases was largely due to low booster rates in older Queenslanders and the possible emergence of a new Covid variant called Pirola.
“We are seeing a clear increase in Covid-19 transmission in Queensland at the moment,” Dr Gerrard said.
“The number of peo...
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