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Thursday, December 19, 2024

ACT COVID-19 cases continue to drop, 323 new infections

The ACT has announced 323 new COVID-19 cases, continuing a steady decline after hitting daily infections of over 1,000 last month.

There were no new deaths to add to the toll of 28 from a total of 38,432 cases since the pandemic began in 2020.

Of the new cases, 180 are from PCR tests and 143 are from rapid antigen tests.

Canberra currently has 2,623 active COVID-19 cases.

There were 60 people in ACT hospitals with the virus as of 8pm on Saturday, including two in intensive care with one requiring ventilation.

Vaccination data is not updated over the weekend so the numbers remain the same with 53.2 per cent of ACT residents aged 18 and over receiving a booster shot and 71.9 per cent of ACT children aged five to 11 years have received one dose.

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