Masks must be worn indoors across Queensland after COVID-19 infections in the state moved in an "upward trend" despite fewer cases being reported.
From 1am on Sunday, masks must be worn in "virtually all indoor spaces".
Deputy Premier Steven Miles on Saturday said Queensland had 2266 new COVID-19 cases, down from 3118 the previous day.
However, the lower numbers are due to a change in reporting protocols with the latest case figures taken from a 12-hour period - not the usual 24 hours - from 7am to 7pm on Friday.
Cases will again be reported over a 24 hour period from 7pm on Saturday.
"Reporting numbers from the evening before will allow us to provide more detailed and accurate information ... now that we are dealing with a much larger number of cases," Mr Miles said.
"For comparison the evening before we had 1613 cases for that 12 hour period, the evening before that 1178, so even though the numbers we are reporting today is lower than what we are used to, it does represent a continuing upward trend."
It prompted Chief Health Officer John Gerrard to recommend a mask mandate expansion.
"We felt it was time. People have been wanting this and expecting this," Dr Gerrard said.
"It is important we expand (mask mandate) to its maximum extent because it is one of the critical measures in the prevention of the transmission of the virus."
Previously masks were only required indoors at supermarkets, shops, on public transport and ride share as well as airports and planes, cinemas and theatres in Queensland.
From Sunday they will also be required at workplaces unless unsafe to do so, pubs, clubs and cafes unless when seated, indoor stadiums and sport arenas, libraries, hair dressers and nail salons and medical centre waiting areas.
"Virtually all indoor spaces except when eating and drinking and when undertaking strenuous activity will now require masks," Mr Miles said.
There were 34,938 tests in the last 24 hours with 16125 total cases in the state, including 13,958 active.
There are 149 cases in hospital with only one patient - a man in his 50s - in intensive care but is improving, Dr Gerrard says.
He said the health system was coping with 285 hospital and health service employees confirmed with COVID-19 and 783 in quarantine but reiterated it would "come under strain" when case numbers inevitably increase.
Overall 90.6 per cent of eligible Queenslanders have had one vaccine dose and 86.6 per cent are double jabbed.
Meanwhile, Dr Gerrard said there 35 cases connected to Cherbourg after the Aboriginal community north-west of Brisbane detected their first ever infection on Wednesday.
Rapid antigen tests (RAT) and food boxes to support those in isolation are being sent to the community which has a 68 per cent first-dose rate with 57 per cent double-jabbed.
In other news, from Saturday travellers with a negative result from either a PCR test or a RAT will be allowed to cross the Queensland border.
They will still need to complete a border declaration confirming they have completed a negative test with heavy fines for those caught making false declarations.
