The scrapping of the app comes as health authorities revealed that the State had hit the peak of the Omicron wave on February 4.

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath announced the changes to pandemic regulations related to the check-in app on Monday, as schools reopened and people headed back to work in offices.

Of the 19 deaths announced on Monday, 10 were in residential aged care.

D’Ath said that the check in app would still be required in pubs, clubs and restaurants and venues where it is mandatory, for entry, to be double-vaccinated, as it records the vaccination status.

She said the virus figures were much lower than modelling had originally indicated, hence the decision to drop the check in app immediately.

D’Ath said this included taxis, ride share, retail, supermarkets, hairdressers and beauty salons, gymnasiums, real estate, indoor sports centres and Government buildings.

But those venues which require mandatory vaccination for patron entry and for staff, will still need to use the check-in app.

“It is a huge step forward for us to be able to lift the check in app for many many businesses across Queensland.” D’Ath said.

Of the 19 deaths announced on Monday, one was in their 60s, five in their 90s, nine in their 80s and four in their 90s.

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said that nine of the 19 were unvaccinated, one had received one dose of the vaccination and eight had received two doses. Only one of the 19 however had received a booster shot.

Dr Gerrard said 10 of the 19 were in residential aged care, bringing the total number of Covid related deaths in aged care so far to 151.

He said a disproportionate number of elderly people who had not received a booster shot were dying.

The number of patients admitted to hospital with the virus was now steadily falling as the State emerges at the other end of the Omicron peak, recording 4701 new cases, down from 5746 on Sunday.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that the controversial decision to delay the start of school had been the right one.

“Those decisions we took were absolutely the right decisions, I am more than confident of that,” Palaszczuk said.

The mask mandate remains in place with no indication yet when it will be lifted.

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, who has been calling for weeks for the check in app to be scrapped, said he was pleased common sense had prevailed.

“The State hasn’t been using their app for contact tracing, so forcing residents to use it didn’t make much sense,” he said.

“This will help to reduce the angst and be good for local business.”