Attendees of a party at a Sunshine Coast restaurant had dispersed throughout south-east Queensland before 24 cases of coronavirus were confirmed among them.

Four staff at the 50th birthday party at Sails Restaurant in Noosa have also tested positive.

The outbreak is among 443 cases of COVID-19 recorded in the state.

Four of the attendees diagnosed have remained on the Sunshine Coast, but the rest returned to their homes elsewhere.

“This was a private 50th birthday party, of which 24 people have now tested positive of those who attended that party at Sails restaurant,” Noosa Mayor Tony Wellington said.

“Only four of those live on the Sunshine Coast, the rest have dispersed elsewhere in south-east Queensland.

“Health authorities are tracing all those participants and they say that there is a low risk to the community generally as a result of that event.”

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A further 46 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Wednesday.

The state government has injected $1.2 billion into the health system to battle the pandemic, to be spent on more fever clinics, more doctors and nurses, and tripling its crisis call centre capacity.

Miles says the state had conducted more than 37,300 tests by Tuesday.

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He says there have been 43,000 calls relating to COVID-19 and that the capacity of the call centre will be increased from 300 to 1600 to cater to rising demand.

“There are 27 public fever clinics open and this funding will allow us to open more,” he said.

The funding for health was announced by Treasurer Jackie Trad who pledged $1.2 billion out of a $4 billion stimulus package.