Queensland has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours.
The new case was in home quarantine for their entire infectious period and a close contact of two known cases in Tarragindi, in Brisbane s south.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was fantastic news .
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed one new local COVID-19 case in the state today, a close contact of a previous case who has been in isolation while infectious.(9News) I think Queenslanders should be extremely happy with that news. I know we were at our meeting this morning.
There are now 49 active cases in Queensland.
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23:54 EDT, 5 July 2021
A woman has allegedly escaped hotel quarantine in Queensland by scaling balconies and breaking a door, as the state records one new local cases of Covid-19.
Health authorities realised the 22-year-old Sydney woman was missing from Cairns Pacific International hotel on Monday, Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday.
She had been at the facility since July 1, and was found later that evening at her mother s house and is currently in police custody.
The Deputy Commissioner said the fairly motivated woman who allegedly scaled two balconies and kicked a door in is the first to successfully flee a quarantine facility in Queensland.
Get ready for war : Man accused of threatening Queensland Premier, CHO faces court
A Nerang man accused making threats to QueenslandPremier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young has pleaded not guilty.
Aaron David Marriage allegedly sent messages to Ms Palaszczuk s Facebook account on September 14 last year, threatening to drive through the state s border wall and to personally wipe the premier and Dr Young from the face of the earth .
It was revealed previously Dr Young was put under police protection in the weeks following the alleged threats.
Aaron David Marriage (right) allegedly sent messages to Ms Palaszczuk s Facebook account on September 14 last year. (Nine)
Dalassa Rittia Diane Pau (pictured) scaled two balconies and kicked in a door to escape hotel quarantine
A young woman who scaled two balconies from the fourth floor and kicked a door open to escape hotel quarantine has been slapped with a $2500 fine and thrown back in isolation.
Dalassa Rittia Diane Pau was placed in a room at the Cairns Pacific International hotel in northern Queensland on Friday after she returned from a trip to Covid-addled Sydney.
Police noticed she was missing on Monday afternoon, and later found her at her mother s apartment.
The 22-year-old appeared in Cairns Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning and pleaded guilty to fail to comply with Covid-19 public health direction, unregulated high risk activities and wilful damage.