More patients visited A&E at the Princess Alexandra Hospital last month. Photos: Newsquest/RADAR More patients visited A&E at the Princess Alexandra Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen in March last year. NHS England figures show 8,348 patients visited A&E at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in March. That was a rise of 36 per cent on the 6,155 visits recorded during February, and 20% more than the 6,945 patients seen in March the previous year. All of last month s attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care. Across England, A&E departments received 1.7 million visits last month.
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The families returned from different countries on different days, and NSW Health said the original family was believed to have been infectious between 8 April and 11 April, with investigations underway into how the transmission occurred.
All other guests on the 12th floor of the Adina Apartment hotel in the CBD returned negative results after being tested again, and staff who worked on the floor are self-isolating awaiting their results.
The families were both transferred out of the hotel into special health accommodation where they will remain until no longer infectious.
Transmission between people staying in hotel quarantine has been an ongoing struggle for state governments managing the programs. The Victorian government put the state into a five-day snap lockdown in February after one guest passed on Covid-19 to other guests and staff at the Holiday Inn.
Elderly woman dies almost two weeks after being hit by car
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An 87-year-old woman has died in hospital a fortnight after being seriously injured when she was hit by a car on Brisbaneâs bayside.
The woman was struck by a silver Honda Jazz just after 1.30pm on Sunday, April 4, as she was crossing Tingal Road at Wynnum.
She had just left the Wynnum RSL.
The woman suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital, where police say she succumbed to her injuries on Friday night.