Queensland has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus suspected to be linked to existing clusters.
Five of the cases are from the same family, in the same household, and relate to the cluster at the Queensland Correctional Services training academy at Wacol in Brisbane's west.
A further three of those cases are linked to a cluster at the Ipswich Hospital, including two healthcare workers already in quarantine and one of their children.
The ABC understands the child is a Year 11 student at St Edmund's College.
The Catholic boys' school in Ipswich has closed for at least 48 hours for cleaning and contact tracing.
All parents have been contacted.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the high number of cases was concerning, but urged Queenslanders not be alarmed.
"From the outset I want to assure Queenslanders that although that number is our highest daily tally for some time, each of those people diagnosed is related to existing cases," she said.
"This is not a time for alarm, this is a time for thanks that our testing system is so professional and Queenslanders are so vigilant, and that we've had remarkable success in containing this virus."
Health Minister Steven Miles said contact tracers had been working through the night to identify new locations where the positive infections had visited.
Mr Miles said Queensland Health was expected to provide updates throughout the day.
The state now has 29 active Covid-19 cases.
More than 12,000 tests were performed in the past 24 hours.
Ms Palaszczuk called on Queenslanders to continue to get tested to stop any spread of the virus in the community.
"I urge everybody to remember to practice social distancing because we are not out of the woods yet," she said.
"But, if we stick together we will get through this together."
Queensland Health will have updates on contact tracing throughout the day.
Yesterday, there was one new case of coronavirus recorded in hotel quarantine.
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