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ACT records 514 COVID-19 cases, two in ICU

The ACT has recorded 514 new COVID-19 cases overnight, with two people now in intensive care with the virus.

It comes after yesterday’s previous daily high of 506 coronavirus cases in Canberra.

There are now 11 people in hospital with active or cleared cases of the virus. Two are in the ICU with one requiring ventilation.

Active COVID cases in the ACT have jumped to 2,116 while there have been 5,199 total COVID-19 infections recorded since the Canberra lockdown began in August.

3,018 negative tests were returned in the past 24 hours while the ‘fully vaccinated’ rate in Canberra remains at 98.5 per cent.

It comes as some testing clinics in Canberra reached capacity less than an hour after opening on Monday morning.

From Monday, Canberrans are further restricted from heading to Western Australia, after the state reclassified the ACT as a high-risk jurisdiction.

That is WA’s second-highest level of COVID-19 risk classification.

Entry will only be granted to travellers who are fully vaccinated. Visitors must take a PCR test within 24 hours of arriving in WA and self-isolate for two weeks.

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