There have been 27 cases of COVID in North West Queensland in the last 24 hours to Monday.
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It follows 39 cases in the previous period and makes a total of 1440 cases for the North West.
There were 4701 new cases in Queensland and 19 deaths, none in the North West.
There have been 51,152,055 vaccine doses administered in the national COVID-19 rollout up to Sunday, including 70,718 recorded in the previous 24 hours.
The NWHHS said people should continue to wear face masks, ensuring social distancing, and be diligent with hand hygiene and washing and there was good vaccination availability in the region.
Meanwhile Queensland has removed the need to check-ins at venues where proof of vaccination is not required, such as supermarkets, retail outlets, hairdressers and gyms, as of Monday.
But the app still provides an easy way to check the vaccination status of patrons at pubs, clubs and cafes, Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said.
"We are still requiring mandatory vaccination for customers and consumers in those high risk settings," she said.
"Businesses are still having to ask people whether they're vaccinated or not, so that check-in is actually helping them do that."
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
