Qld records 10 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases

A Woolies in Cairns has been added to the exposure site list as Queensland records 10 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases.

Queensland has recorded xx new locally acquired Covid-19 cases on Thursday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

A Woolworths store in Cairns has been added to Queensland’s exposure site list hours after the state’s Premier heralded a daily caseload of 10 as “more good news”.

The supermarket on 103 Abbott Street in the far north city was added after 7pm on Thursday night.

The tobacco sales counter at the Lake Street entrance was listed on the state’s contact tracing website, and anyone who was at the Woolies on Sunday, August 1, between 8.39am - 8.57am, will be considered a close contact.

A Woolworths store in Cairns has been added to Queensland’s exposure site list. Picture: Brendan Radke

That means they need to self-isolate for 14 days and immediately get tested.

The 10 new local virus cases that were reported on Thursday were all linked to the Indooroopilly cluster.

Annastacia Palaszczuk said while the numbers appear high, authorities “were expecting” to see an increase in numbers because people are testing positive on their day 10-12 tests.

“We expect similar numbers over the next couple of days as the cluster keeps progressing through,” she said.

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has thanked the more than 15,000 people home quarantining. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Sarah Marshall

It comes as thousands of Indooroopilly State High School students, staff and families prepare to leave home quarantine on Thursday night after 14 days of isolation.

The state’s Delta outbreak was first detected in a 17-year-old high school student two weeks ago.

There are 130 cases linked to the cluster.

Chief health officer Jeannette Young said the more than 15,000 people who have spent time in home quarantine have “absolutely kept Queensland safe”.

“We are still seeing cases pop up towards the end of the incubation period. This is really important. Stay the distance,” Dr Young said.

Dr Young has also thanked teachers and high school students, who have to wear a mask at school.

“You are going to prevent the next outbreak in a school by wearing them,” she said.

“Thank you to the teachers. I can’t imagine how hard this must be for you, wearing masks at school all day, every day.

“Just the strain on your voices, the difficulty communicating. It is really hard work but please, we just need to persist and hopefully we will be able to remove the mask requirement on Sunday week.

“We will see how we go.”