Live breaking news: Brisbane sent into lockdown as four new COVID-19 cases recorded

Dozens of popular venues have been added to a list of exposure sites across two states as the Brisbane COVID cluster continues to grow.

Dozens of popular venues have been added to a list of exposure sites across Queensland and NSW as the Brisbane COVID cluster continues to grow.

 

 

 

Queensland has recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 overnight, including four locally acquired infections.

Two are known contacts of previous cases and two are under investigation. All of the new cases have been confirmed as the "highly infectious" mutant UK strain of the virus, prompting a snap three-day lockdown for Greater Brisbane.

"That lockdown will be for greater Brisbane, which is Brisbane, Logan, Moreton Bay, Ipswich and Redlands and will commence at 5:00pm this afternoon," Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.

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