The parent of a Gold Coast student has tested positive to coronavirus, but the school is reassuring other parents there is little risk to anyone else.

The parent of a student at Marymount Primary School at Burleigh is now in quarantine at home.

Other family members are in self-isolation and are being monitored.

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The school insists that the transmission of the virus happened outside the school and the parent had no direct contact with the school.

In a letter to parents, Principal Brendan Creevey says contact tracing is now underway to identify anyone else that the parent may have come into contact with.

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“Should any members of our school community be identified as having had contact with the parent, you will be notified by Queensland Health and will be required to take appropriate steps to mitigate against the spread of the coronavirus.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family at this difficult time and we wish her a speedy recovery.”

Mr Creevey has urged parents to ensure children maintain personal hygiene and to keep them at home if they develop any flu-like symptoms.

“It is important at this time that we remain alert to the risk of infection and continue to take protective action.”

“I thank you for your patience and understanding during this time as our community supports the affected family and deals with the impact of the coronavirus.”

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It comes as Queensland recorded another 60 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the State’s total to 319