Queensland has added 4919 new infections to its COVID-19 caseload along with 10 further virus-related deaths.
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Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says the fatalities involved people aged in their 50s to 90s and four of them were residents in aged care facilities.
There are now 414 coronavirus patients in hospitals across Queensland, a small rise on the previous 24 hours. Of these, 31 are in intensive care, down from 33.
Dr Gerrard says the state hasn't seen any significant increase in cases among school children since the resumption of classes last Monday, with 1507 new infections among 5-17 year olds compared to 1782 the day before.
He also says Queensland's infection rate appears to have stabilised and he hopes case numbers will plateau over the next few days.
"We are moving forward, not backwards," Dr Gerrard told reporters on Saturday.
"This is as good as we would have expected.
"The number of hospitalisations we have had is far fewer than we expected, intensive care far fewer than we expected, so we are moving forward with our plans."
An official announcement on the easing of restrictions is likely next week.
Queensland currently has mandatory quarantine for virus cases and isolation for close contracts.
Face masks are mandatory indoors and double-vaccination is required for venues such as cafes and bars, cinemas and sports stadiums.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Friday said she would discuss possibly easing some of those mandates with Dr Gerrard in the next couple of days.
"I will definitely let Queenslanders know before the end of the month about what restrictions will be eased," she told reporters.
She said while states such as NSW and Victoria were already easing restrictions, they were further progressed in their outbreaks than Queensland.
The premier also noted that with about 40 per cent of school-aged children vaccinated, wearing face masks indoors was suppressing COVID-19 in the community.
Australian Associated Press
