The COVID-19 cluster at Brisbane Youth Detention Centre has increased to nine cases, with two more people testing positive.
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The new cases associated with the centre are in addition to the seven announced in recent days.
Both of the new cases - a woman in her 30s and a baby boy - are from the West Moreton region and known contacts of other confirmed cases in the cluster. The baby has not been in childcare or family day care.
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said dozens of public health officers were working around the clock to find more cases related to the youth detention centre cluster.
"Our contact tracing teams have done a remarkable job tracking down around hundreds people who had contact with the eight cases," she said.
"These people have been advised to get tested if they feel even the slightest bit unwell.
"This is our biggest challenge for several months so we're throwing a lot of resources behind our response."
The cluster cases include five workers associated with the Youth Detention Centre and four relatives of workers.
Queensland Health has released venues for a number of cases from the cluster.
People who were at these places are advised to monitor their health and seek testing if they develop symptoms of COVID, regardless of how mild.
"These are not the only venues these people attended," Dr Young said.
"But they are the ones we are most concerned about as a potential risk."
Dr Young said further venues may be advised over coming days as interviews and contact tracing continued.
As of this morning, 111 residents and 202 staff members of the youth detention centre had tested negative.
Across the state, 6,875 people were tested at public and private health facilities, including fever clinics and respiratory clinics.
Dr Young said COVID-19 prevention measures would remain in place across the West Moreton, Metro North and Metro South Hospital and Health Services until further notice.
The measures effectively locked down aged care and disability accommodation services, ensured all public and private emergency staff used PPE to treat all patients and restrictions visitors in all hospitals.
Gatherings without a COVID Safe Plan are capped to 10 people in the City of Brisbane, City of Ipswich, Logan City, Scenic Rim Region, Somerset Region, Lockyer Valley Region, Moreton Bay Region, Redlands City.
Community sport is still permitted.