of the school year was also going to be moved a week to 16 december, but this plan was later withdrawn. on 10 january, there were 9,581 new cases, 3,714 from rapid antigen test results. there were 419 people in hospital for covid treatment, 21 in icu, 7 on ventilators. on 12 january, there were 6 deaths, raising total deaths to 17, the highest daily death toll in queensland since the pandemic began, until 7 died on 16 january. 2 were in their 70s, 3 their 80s, 1 over 90. 5 had 2 doses of vaccine, 1 was not vaccinated. all had "significant underlying medical conditions." daily new cases were reported at 14,914, of them 2,812 from self-reported rapid antigen test results. there were 145,294 active cases, and 153,837 total covid-19 cases since march 2020. there were 556 people in hospital for covid treatment, 26 in icu, 10 on ventilators, all up on previous days. on 13 january, there were 3 deaths, raising total deaths to 20. 2 were in their 60s, 1 their 70s. all were un-vaccinated. daily new cases were at 23,630, of those 10,182 were from rat test results. there were 168,012 active cases, and 177,454 total covid-19 cases since march 2020. there were 589 people in hospital for covid treatment, 41 in icu, 15 on ventilators, all up on previous days. more deaths in queensland from covid had now been recorded in the previous 7 days, than in the prior two years of the pandemic. on 14 january, there were another 6 deaths, raising total deaths to 26. 1 was aged in their 20s, 1 their 70s, 2 their 80s and 2 their 90s. all had underlying health conditions. daily new cases were at 19,709, of those 42,707 were from pcr test results. there were 187,037 active cases, and 191,070 total covid-19 cases since march 2020. there were 649 people in hospital for covid treatment, 56 in icu, and 24 on ventilation, all up on previous days. on 15 january, there were another 3 deaths, raising total deaths to 29. they were aged in their 60s, 80s, and 1 was 103 years-old. daily new cases were at 17,445, of those 4,615 were from rat test results. there were 203,657 active cases, and 209,962 total covid-19 cases since march 2020. there were 670 people in hospital for covid treatment, up on previous days, and 49 in icu with 19 of them on ventilation. borders reopened covid-19 border checkpoint on the mount lindesay highway from queensland to new south wales, 16 january 2022 also on 15 january, at 1am all domestic travel restrictions were removed from queensland borders. checkpoints had been on border crossings for 471 days over the past 2 years. while in queensland, proof of vaccination is required for entry to non-essential venues. overseas travelers still have some restrictions. direct arrivals from a 'travel safe' country do not need to quarantine. on 16 january, there were 7 deaths, raising total state deaths to 36. of them, 2 were aged in their 80s, and 5 their 90s. 5 had 2 doses of covid vaccine, none had booster doses.daily new cases were at 15,122. 30,963 pcr tests were processed. there were 86,953 active cases, and 229,671 total covid-19 cases since march 2020. there were 702 people in hospital for covid treatment, up on previous days, and 47 in icu with 15 of them on ventilation. on 17 january, there were 16 deaths, a record high and raising total state deaths to 52. of those, 46 were during the omicron outbreak alone. of the 16 dead, 3 were aged in their 70s, 8 their 80s, 4 their 90s and 1 was over 100 years. 2 had one dose of covid vaccine, 10 had 2 doses, 4 were not vaccinated. none had a booster dose. daily new cases were at 15,962. 32,506 pcr test results were processed. there were 86,561 active cases, and 245,624 total covid-19 cases since march 2020. there were 819 people in hospital for covid treatment and 50 in icu with 18 of them on ventilation, all up on the previous days. on 23 january, there was an unauthorised protest march in mackay. some protesters split off from the main group, and went through the caneland central shopping centre. three men were arrested. charges included serious assault of a police officer, obstructing police, public nuisance. and failing to comply with a covid-19 public health direction. on 25 january, there were 9 deaths, raising total state deaths to 138. of the 9 dead, 2 were aged in their 50s, 2 their 70s, 3 their 80s and 2 their 90s. 1 had one dose of covid vaccine, 6 had 2 doses, 2 were not vaccinated. none had a booster dose. daily new cases were at 13,511. 31,956 covid tests were performed. there were 73,266 active cases, and 358,336 total covid-19 cases since march 2020. there were 889 people in hospital for covid treatment, up, and 47 in icu with 15 of them on ventilation, down, on the previous days. on 27 january, there were 18 deaths, raising total state deaths to 171. 9 had 2 doses of covid vaccine, 6 were not vaccinated (1 in their 30s), 3 had a booster dose. daily new cases were at 9,974. 19,091 covid tests were performed. active cases had fallen to 66,068, and there was 379,793 total covid-19 cases since march 2020 there were 818 people in hospital for covid treatment, and 54 in icu. on 29 january, there were 13 deaths, raising total state deaths to 196. of the 13 dead, 2 were aged in their 60s, 4 their 70s, 3 their 80s, 3 their 90s, and 1 was 105. 5 were not vaccinated, none had a booster dose. daily new cases were at 8,580. 22,945 covid tests were performed. active cases had fallen to 64,226, and there was 398,716 total covid-19 cases since march 2020 there were 745 people in hospital for covid treatment, and 41 in icu. on 4 february, there were 21 covid deaths in qld, the highest to date in any reporting period. it raised total state deaths to 268. they were aged from their 60s to their 90s and 7 were in aged care. 4 were not vaccinated, 2 had a booster dose. statewide 89.9% were fully vaccinated, 92.1% had at least 1 vaccine dose. daily new cases were down at 8,508. 23,968 covid tests were performed. active cases had fallen to 49,639, and there had been 447,145 cases since the pandemic began. there was 790 people in hospital (63 in a private hospital) for covid treatment, and 48 in icu. queensland regional accommodation centre opens on 5 february, the wellcamp covid quarantine facility (officially named the 'queensland regional accommodation centre') was due to receive its first guests, unvaccinated travelers from new zealand. event cancellations in 2020, the ekka agricultural show was cancelled and again in 2021 as south east queensland was then in lockdown. the big pineapple music festival was first postponed from may to november 2020 due to restriction of non-essential events to 500 patrons maximum. it was then cancelled in august. the next festival event was scheduled for saturday, 22 may 2021. "land forces 2020" international military exhibition scheduled for 1–3 september 2020, deferred until 1–3 june 2021. brisbane, and the gold coasts' new year's eve fireworks at the end of 2020 were cancelled. on 16 february 2021, the world surf league event the gold coast corona open was moved from snapper rocks to narrabeen in sydney. it was scheduled for 16–26 april 2021. all events of the brisbane open house planned in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled. the birdsville races were cancelled in 2020. in 2021 they were also "called off" and rescheduled to april 2022. the gympie music muster was cancelled in 2020, and 2021 due to restrictions imposed during the pandemic. statistics covid-19 cumulative cases in queensland covid-19 daily cases in queensland