Queensland s latest Covid outbreak of the Indian delta variant continues to grow, with 16 new cases of community transmission announced on Tuesday morning.
Brisbane schools continue to be the focus of the latest outbreak, with one new case linked to Indooroopilly State High School, two cases linked to Brisbane Girls Grammar School and three new cases linked to Ironside State High School.
Five new cases are household or family contacts of already confirmed cases. Another was a neighbour of a known case.
The new cases bring the number of active cases linked to the current outbreak to 47.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said 34,718 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
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A 12-year-old boy is among three new cases of coronavirus in Queensland, all potentially unlinked to previous clusters, that have caused authorities to hold off on easing restrictions as they scramble to do contact tracing.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the boy had arrived in Sydney on June 21 and completed quarantine there, before flying into Brisbane on QF544 on July 9.
“That 12-year-old has tested positive. The close contact of the 12-year-old, a parent, has tested positive, and then we also have in addition to that, at the international airport, we also have a fully vaccinated international airport worker who has tested positive.”
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