The woman remained at home isolating until visiting the Atherton Fever Clinic on Sunday, 18 July, where she tested positive.
She is fully vaccinated with both doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
"That does reduce the risk, but it doesn't remove the risk," Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young said.
Executive Director of Medical Services at the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, Dr Don Mackie, said the woman will today be transferred to Brisbane for quarantining.
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“She’s isolating at home and we are arranging her transfer to hospital down in Brisbane which is in line with the normal process," he said.
“She got tested when she developed some symptoms, she was wearing a mask while she was travelling.
“We’re working through contact tracing and the first place of course is the people on the aircraft on the flight that came up from Brisbane."
The woman's family has also been contacted by health authorities and Dr Mackie said 'a very small' number of close contacts are now being tested.
“A family member picked her up from the airport and took her home to Mareeba and that’s really the extent of close contacts,” he said.
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