Queensland has recorded six new cases of COVID-19 today, including a close contact of a Brisbane man who tested positive to the UK variant.
The remaining five cases are overseas-acquired and in hotel quarantine.
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said a man in his 20s from Strathpine, north of Brisbane, has tested positive to the virus.
"He is a close contact of the 26-year-old Stafford man who tested positive on Thursday night," Dr Young said.
"Both men are now being treated in Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. We will conduct genome sequencing on the latest case to confirm they are linked."
Genomic testing yesterday confirmed the 26-year-old man had the highly contagious B117 variant and was linked to the south Brisbane cluster announced on March 12.
He had visited a number of locations across Brisbane over the past week and 18 close contacts have been identified.
Dr Young said many of the venues did not require patrons to check-in electronically.
