Queensland Health is investigating the positive case, however said there was no risk to the community as the person had been isolating since the party in late March.
Date Time
Historic case linked to Brisbane COVID-19 cluster
A historic case with a link to a recent Brisbane cluster has today been added to Queensland’s COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 1,502.
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said the case, who attended the Byron Bay party, had been in self-isolation and there was no risk to the community.
“This case is linked to the second Brisbane cluster that originated from a Princess Alexandra Hospital nurse, taking the total number of cases linked to that cluster to 13,” she said.
“As this person had attended the party where COVID-19 spread to a number of people, they were placed into self-isolation at home and a testing routine commenced.
News 11th Apr 2021 11:25 AM
Premium Content
Subscriber only Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, however Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a historic case linked to the Byron Bay cluster has been uncovered. Ms Palaszczuk in a tweet said that the case was not a risk to the community and was under investigation. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Queensland has recorded a historic case of COVID-19. Picture: John Gass More than 1300 people were put on high alert in late March after two confirmed COVID cases visited a pub in Byron Bay for a bachelorette party. Those cases were a nurse from Princess Alexandra Hospital and her sister who travelled to Byron Bay for a hens party on the weekend of March 27.
A Queensland woman has tested positive to coronavirus after attending a hen s party in Byron Bay.
But Queensland state premier Annastacia Palaszczuk took to Twitter on Sunday to announce the woman was no longer deemed infectious . One case believed to be historic linked to Byron Bay cluster, she wrote. Not a risk to the community and under investigation.
Chief health officer Dr Jeanette Young said the case was linked to the second outbreak at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, in Brisbane, on March 28.
A Queensland woman has tested positive to coronavirus after attending a hen s party at Byron Bay in New South Wales