The 13 new cases tallied in just a few days bring the escalating outbreak's total number to 31.
"Seven new cases are students from Ironside state school. Five are related to Ironside state school, that's household members or family contacts and one case is linked to a confirmed case from the Karate school that trains at Ironside state school.”
- Deputy Premier Steven Miles.
Sadly, Miles also confirmed the much anticipated annual Ekka won’t go ahead this year.
“I know that’s sad and disappointing for many many Queenslanders…We just can’t afford to have an event like that where people travel into town, circulate in large numbers, the risk is just too great,” he said.
The LGA’s under the stay-at-home order include:
- Brisbane City
- Sunshine Coast
- Moreton Bay
- Somerset
- Gold Coast
- Scenic Rim
- Ipswich
- Redland City
- Lockyer Valley
- Noosa Shire
- Logan City
There are over 80 new exposure sites added to the Queensland Health website.
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