Beaudesert teeenager confirmed as another COVID-19 case

A Beaudesert teenager is one of two new local COVID-19 cases detected in Queensland overnight.

The girl spent a few infectious days in the community, including half a day in Beaudesert.

Acting Chief Health Officer Dr Peter Aitken  says  she’s a close contact of a confirmed case from the Moree cluster in northern New South Wales.

A Gold Coast Uber driver in his 50s is the other locally-acquired case, but authorities are unsure how the man contracted the virus.

He’s the second unlinked case on the Gold Coast in just two days.