Queensland has recorded one new locally acquired case of COVID-19 overnight.
The Mareeba woman in her 20s, who studies in Melbourne and attended an exposure site there, was infectious while in the Queensland community.
Acting Premier Steven Miles said had been infectious in the community from July 15 to 17, especially around the Sunshine Coast.
"[It's] unrelated to any of the existing outbreaks that we have been monitoring," he said.
The woman travelled from Melbourne to Maroochydore on July 13 and received a text from health authorities on July 15 saying she has visited a known contact site on July 10.
She immediately got tested and received a negative result.
The woman was in Maroochydore until the July 15.
Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said the woman had been fully vaccinated.
"That does reduce the risk, but it doesn't remove the risk," she said.
She said the woman would have the Delta variant.
"Because that's the variant that's circulating in Victoria at the moment and she went to a pub where she was a close contact, where Delta was circulating," she said.
Dr Young said the woman developed symptoms on July 17.
"I am concerned, of course I'm concerned," Dr Young said.
"We'll just have to see how it flows out over the next few days.
Several new exposure sites
There are now several exposure sites on the Sunshine Coast.
The woman visited Sunshine Coast Plaza, specifically the Universal store within the centre, from 3:55pm to 4:15pm.
Rice Boi at The Wharf at Mooloolaba is also listed after the woman visited the restaurant between 6:45pm and 8:00pm on Thursday, July 15.
On July 16, the woman travelled via Uber at 12:50pm to Maroochydore station, and caught the 651 bus to Landsborough train station.
She then travelled via train from Landsborough to Eagle Junction and caught the Airtrain to Brisbane Airport.
She then boarded Virgin Flight VA791 to Cairns, where she was picked up by a relative and taken to Mareeba where she has been isolating since.
The woman then went to the Atherton fever clinic on Sunday, July 18 at 10:30am.
"She was wearing and mask and, of course, we require anyone in the Sunshine Coast, who has been part of the 11 LGAs [Local Government Areas] in south-east Queensland wearing masks at the moment and she wore a mask on the plane, so we will, of course, be contact tracing everyone on that flight," she said.
Dr Young urged anyone who visited the exposure sites, specifically the Rice Boi restaurant, to get tested.
"It is critical that people immediately come forward and get tested if they've been there," she said.
Mr Miles urged Queenslanders in southern states to return home.
"Now is not the time to be holidaying into state," Mr Miles said.
Two new cases were detected in hotel quarantine.
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