Five New COVID-19 Cases in Queensland but No Lockdown

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (right) looks on as Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young (left) speaks during a press conference at the mass COVID-19 vaccination centre at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 9, 2021. AAP Image/Darren England

Queensland has recorded five new local COVID-19 Delta variant cases but will avoid locking down for now, the state’s premier says.

The new cases are all members of the same family who live across two households, including a 13-year-old schoolgirl from Sunnybank.