It is the highest number of new cases that Queensland has reported all year, and its worst day since August 22 last year. Deputy Premier Steven Miles confirmed the new local cases about 10am, bringing the total number of cases in the outbreak to 18.“They are the Delta strain. This is the most number of new community infections we have reported in Queensland in almost 12 months,” he said.“The last time we were at this level was August 2020.”The new cases are linked to Indooroopilly State High School, Ironside state school and Brisbane Boys Grammar.The Deputy Premier urged Queenslanders to come forward and get tested. “We did 11,468 tests in the last 24 hours. Our message is simple – that is not enough tests,” Mr Miles said.“We need more Queenslanders, particularly in the southeast, to get tested.”Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young said authorities were scambling to try and trace the outbreak.“I don’t know where this virus is at the moment,” Dr Young said.“In the Sunshine Coast, please, it is particularly important that you come forward (and get tested),“I suspect that is where this outbreak started.”Queensland went into a snap three-day lockdown on Saturday afternoon after the state recorded six locally acquired cases of the Delta variant.The lockdown is expected to end at 4pm on Tuesday.Residents in the 11 affected LGAs in southeast Queensland can only leave home for essential tasks including buying groceries, essential work if they can’t work from home, exercise within 10km of home, and healthcare, including vaccinations and caregiving.But Dr Young said Queenslanders in quarantine were not permitted to leave home for the same tasks. “If you get a phone call and you are told you are now in quarantine, that means you cannot leave your home, except to go and get a test,” she said.“Other than that, there are very limited reasons you can leave your home.“You are very high risk.”
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