A BEAUDESERT teenager was one of two new local COVID cases detected in Queensland overnight.
The girl spent a few days infectious in the community, including half a day in Beaudesert, but tested positive to virus while in home quarantine.
She is a close contact of a confirmed case from the Moree cluster in northern New South Wales.
A Gold Coast Uber driver in his 50s was the other locally-acquired case recorded on Thursday, but authorities are unsure how the man contracted the virus.
He is the second unlinked case on the Gold Coast in just two days.
A third virus case was detected in hotel quarantine.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said authorities were not as concerned about the Beaudesert case.
"She is a close contact of a confirmed case from the Moree cluster and was tested in home quarantine," she said.
"So once again, in Beaudesert and Warwick, if you have any concerns, please come forward and get tested."
Acting Chief Health Officer Dr Peter Aitken said authorities were concerned about the Gold Coast case.
"We do need to watch this very closely," he said. "At this stage there are no plans to do anything further
"Come forward, get tested ... so we don't have more cases and end up having to look at more mandatory requirements as far as mask wearing or restrictions in the Gold Coast community.
"We don't want that."
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