COVID-19 Update August 5

Queensland has recorded 27 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours - 11 of them overseas acquired on board a ship moored off Gladstone and 16 linked to the Indooroopilly cluster.

Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says the news is good - but people must continue to stay home unless absolutely necessary and get tested for even the mildest symptoms if we have any hope of lockdown restrictions being lifted on Sunday.

"We have still got a long way to go - let's see how we go in the next few days and see if we can lift those restrictions on Sunday," Dr Young says.

"That would be extra special to be able to do that on Sunday but I am so hopeful we can.

"The least amount of movement we can manage in the community the better - if it's not essential then delay it for a few days."

New cases linked

Deputy Premier and Member for Murrumba Steven Miles says the overnight news about cases and testing is pleasing.

A record 52,351 people were tested for the virus yesterday.

Among those who tested positive were three Ironside State School pupils and nine household contacts linked to the school, as well as a teacher and two students at Brisbane Grammar School.

"Also encouraging is the fact that of the cases reported today, only three were infectious while in the community for one day," Mr Miles says.

A fourth person was in the community while infectious on July 30 and 31.

"The other 12 were in quarantine throughout the entire infectious period.

"What we have to do from here is keep it (being tested) up so it gives their Chief Health Officer the chance to be confident there is not transmission other than what we have been able to identify."

Keeping us safe

Dr Young praised the people enduring home quarantine, saying they were keeping the broader community safe.

"It's difficult for those individuals, but good news for the rest of us because they tested negative when they went into quarantine and it's now they're testing positive (meaning they were not infectious in the community," Dr Young says.

She says the risk from those who were infectious while in the community was reasonably low, because 11 local government areas were already in lockdown, limiting the number of exposure venues.

More vaccines on the way

Health Minister and Member for Redcliffe Yvette D'Ath has welcomed the federal government's agreement to bring forward part of Queensland's September allocation of Pfizer vaccines to allow more jabs to be delivered this month.

Mrs D'Ath says 112,300 Pfizer vaccines will be delivered to Queensland, with half arriving next week and the remainder the week after.

She says the state is also working with the Pharmacy Guild on the rollout of 22,600 doses of AstraZeneca through 113 pharmacies, with delivery beginning today.

"We need to make sure we keep everyone in our community safe by staying home and getting tested," Mrs D'Ath says

Close contacts

If you have been to this location in Queensland at the relevant times you must do the following:

1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine
2. get tested at your earliest opportunity
3. complete the online contact tracing form by clicking or tapping on the name for the relevant location in the table below. A pop up window will appear with specific advice for that location and a link to the form
   If you are unable to complete the contact tracing form please call 134 COVID (134 268)
4. continue to quarantine even after receiving a negative result. After you complete the contact tracing form you will be contacted by Queensland Health
5. continue to monitor for symptoms while you are quarantined. If you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result
6. as you are a close contact, you and anyone who resides at your home or accommodation are required to quarantine for 14 days from the time you were at the venue.

If you are no longer in Queensland please check with the relevant state health department for health advice and requirements.

This table last updated 05 Aug 2021 7:07am.

Casual contacts

If you have been to any of the below locations at the relevant times you must do the following:

1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine
2. get tested at your earliest opportunity
3. continue to quarantine until you receive a negative result
4. enter your details into the contact tracing form by clicking or tapping on the name for the relevant location in the table below. You will not be contacted by Queensland Health unless additional information about the exposure changes the risk level
5. continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.

If you are no longer in Queensland please check with the relevant state health department for health advice and requirements.

This table last updated 05 Aug 2021 7:07am.

Low risk contacts

If you have been to any of the below locations at the relevant times you must do the following:

1. get tested at your earliest convenience but you do not need to quarantine until you receive a negative test result
2. continue to monitor for symptoms, if you become symptomatic get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.

If you are no longer in Queensland please check with the relevant state health department for health advice and requirements.

This table last updated 05 Aug 2021 7:07am.

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