Queensland s latest Covid outbreak of the Indian delta variant continues to grow, with 16 new cases of community transmission announced on Tuesday morning.
Brisbane schools continue to be the focus of the latest outbreak, with one new case linked to Indooroopilly State High School, two cases linked to Brisbane Girls Grammar School and three new cases linked to Ironside State High School.
Five new cases are household or family contacts of already confirmed cases. Another was a neighbour of a known case.
The new cases bring the number of active cases linked to the current outbreak to 47.
Deputy Premier Steven Miles said 34,718 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
Queensland Health authorities concerned for young people as state records 16 new infections
Queensland Chief Health Officer Doctor Jeannette Young is still concerned how the state s current outbreak occurred after another double digit increase in cases on Tuesday.
David WuDigital Reporter
August 3, 2021 - 10:40AM
Queensland Health authorities are still trying to determine how two overseas cases transmitted the virus to a teenager from Indooroopilly.
Contact tracers believed two people, one from Indonesia, the other from the UK - that arrived in Brisbane on June 29 - somehow spread it to the index case, a teenager, before transmission across a number of schools and household family members.
Booze bus-style police checkpoints will be set up across south-east Queensland to enforce the region s lockdown as the state s Covid-19 outbreak continues to grow.
Queensland Police said the checkpoints would appear randomly in Brisbane and the Gold Coast to catch anyone breaking strict stay-at-home orders.
The state recorded another 16 cases of the virus on Tuesday as 11 local government areas endure a snap seven-day lockdown to slow the spread of the highly-contagious Delta variant.
Residents in those LGAs can only go out if they have an essential reason and must not travel more than 10km for exercise.
RBT-style police checkpoints will be set up across south-east Queensland to monitor the region s snap lockdown. Pictured is a similar roadside check in Sydney on Saturday to prevent protesters from gathering in the CBD to rally against the city s lockdown
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Woodstock Selectboard declines Faulkner Park offer >Dara Safizadeh, left, and Mora Coon, of West Hartford, Conn., walk the Faulkner Trail to the South Peak of Mount Tom in Woodstock, Vt., Friday, May 28, 2021. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Valley News James M. Patterson
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WOODSTOCK The Selectboard voted Tuesday to reject an offer from the trust that manages Faulkner Park to transfer ownership of the property and an endowment to support it over to the town.
The vote was unanimous, with only board member John Doten not present.