COVID-19 UPDATE: October 7

Queensland had no community transmission cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, says Health Minister Yvette D’Ath.

Six new overseas cases were discovered - a traveller from Scotland who is in hotel quarantine and five on a bulk carrier off the western coast of Cape York.

The minister said a “super vax” weekend was expected after so many people came forward for vaccines three weeks ago.

They take the state’s figures to 31 active cases of COVID-19; 14,998 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and 20,559 vaccines administered.

Five million

Queensland has now delivered more than five million vaccines, 68.26 per cent of the population has at least one dose and 49.53 per cent two doses.

However, Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young says: “We just need to accelerate (the vaccination rate) because I want all of us to have had the chance of being vaccinated before the virus spreads.

“It will start spreading, we cannot stop it. The only way is vaccination. Please don’t wait. Come forward.” 

Exposure sites

Current exposure venues in Queensland and their date and time of concern are listed below.

In addition to these current exposure venues in Queensland, public health units will also contact affected businesses and households directly for contact tracing purposes even when they are not listed here.

Contact categories and health advice

Close contacts

If you have been to a close contact location in Queensland at the relevant times, you are considered a close contact and 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 are required to quarantine for 14 days from the time you were at the venue.
   • anyone who resides at your home or accommodation is considered a secondary contact and must do the following:

     Secondary contacts

     1. immediately travel by private transport directly to your home or accommodation and quarantine as per the Management of Secondary Contacts Direction
     2. continue to monitor for symptoms while you are quarantined. You only need to get tested if:
        • you become symptomatic, then isolate until you receive a negative result
        • any of the people in the household test positive for COVID-19.
     3. quarantine until 14 days have passed since the close contact you live with in the same household had contact with the positive COVID-19 case or until you receive further instructions from Queensland Health or an emergency officer.

Casual contacts

If you have been to a casual contact location at the relevant times, you are considered a casual contact and 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.

Low risk contacts

If you have been to a low risk contact location at the relevant times, you are considered a low risk contact and 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.

Read about requirements for Leaving home quarantine.

This table last updated 06 Oct 2021 2:13pm.