Queensland has recorded eight new cases of COVID-19 bringing the states total above forty for the latest cluster of the virus.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says that seven out of the eight new cases were individuals who were already in Quarantine when they tested positive.
Eight is the highest number of cases reported in a 24 hour period since the 22nd of August, and three of those cases have been linked to an outbreak at Ipswich Hospital.