Queensland records two new coronavirus cases, raising state's total to 13

Another two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Queensland, taking the total to 13, with three people being treated and eight having been cleared.

An 81-year-old man who returned from Thailand and a 29-year-old woman who travelled from London have contracted coronavirus.

An 81-year-old man who returned from Thailand and a 29-year-old woman who travelled from London have contracted coronavirus. Source: AAP

Queensland has recorded another two cases of novel coronavirus.

An 81-year-old man who returned from Thailand and a 29-year-old woman who travelled from London with a stopover in Singapore have been confirmed as being infected with COVID-19.

The man is currently in the Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a stable condition while the woman is isolated in Brisbane.
This brings the total of confirmed cases in Queensland to 13.

There are three other people being treated for the coronavirus across the state, with another eight having already been cleared.
On Thursday morning, the housemate of a Chinese student who was confirmed with the coronavirus was released from hospital after testing negative.

He is now at home and has been advised to self-quarantine.


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Published 5 March 2020 7:00pm
Updated 5 March 2020 7:20pm



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