Queensland has recorded 16 new local COVID-19 cases, raising Brisbane's Delta outbreak to 79 cases.
The new cases were detected after 52,351 tests in the 24 hours to 6am on Thursday - the second consecutive daily record for the state.
All but three were in quarantine for their entire infectious period.
Besides, 11 overseas acquired cases were reported from a marine vessel.
Thursday 5 August – coronavirus cases in Queensland:
16 new locally acquired cases - all linked to the Indooroopilly cluster.
11 overseas acquired cases, detected on a marine vessel.#covid19 pic.twitter.com/TO5JgRqz1z
— Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) August 5, 2021
They are all linked to the existing Delta variant outbreak centred on Indooroopilly in western Brisbane, which led to an eight-day lockdown of the southeast.
Dr Jeannette Young says Queensland will need “something special” but is “encouraged” the lockdown can end as scheduled on Sunday.
