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A seventh person in Queensland has died from the coronavirus, state health officials have confirmed.
The 80-year-old returned traveller died in hospital after contracting coronavirus overseas. He was diagnosed while in hotel quarantine and admitted to hospital on March 25.
The man had returned from the Philippines and transited through Papua New Guinea.
It comes as Queensland recorded no new locally acquired cases on Tuesday.
Two new infections were acquired overseas.
There are 55 active cases across the state.
Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young said there was no risk to the community as the man acquired the virus overseas and went through hotel quarantine and then straight to hospital in Australia.
She also said the death was a reminder on the importance of the COVID-19 vaccine and that despite advice against people under 50 getting the AstraZeneca vaccine, it “doesn’t stop†people from choosing to get that jab.
“There is the new advice going forward, of course, that anyone under 50 should preferentially be offered the Pfizer vaccine if it’s available.
“But it doesn’t stop people getting the AstraZeneca vaccine if they’re under 50 and they feel that their circumstances are such that they would prefer to immediately get vaccinated rather than wait for the potential to get the Pfizer vaccine.
“But anyone who’s 50 years of age or over, and when they’re offered the vaccine because they’re in the relevant priority group, they should be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine. That’s very important.â€
Restrictions remain in place across Greater Brisbane until Thursday.
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