Coronavirus Gold Coast: Hinterland Community records first case of corona

A community in the Gold Coast Hinterland has recorded its first case of coronavirus as the number of people infected with the virus across the state grows.

A COMMUNITY in the Gold Coast Hinterland has recorded its first case of coronavirus as the number of people infected with the virus across the state grows.

Tamborine Mountain Medical Practice has revealed a resident of the area has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after returning to Australia from a trip to Europe.

The case was confirmed after appropriate swab testing.

“Public health have praised the patient in question who arrived home from Europe and immediately went into stringent isolation without going anywhere outside isolation on the mountain and only consulted us via telehealth,” the practice wrote in a Facebook post this afternoon.

“This reinforces the importance of telehealth appointments for most patients if they fit the criteria or prefer it.

“Telehealth protects you and keeps your doctors and nurses healthy and at work so they can care for you.”

Police Minister Steven Miles announced this afternoon that an additional 38 cases were recorded in Queensland during the past 24 hours, bringing the state's total to 259.