An extra 25 instances of COVID-19 have been recorded within the ACT right now, with 12 of these linked to recognized instances or ongoing clusters.
Solely 9 of the brand new instances have been in quarantine throughout their complete infectious interval.
There are at the moment 17 individuals hospitalised with the virus, 5 of these in ICU and all requiring air flow.
There have been 3,637 checks carried out yesterday at ACT Well being testing centres.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr stated the territory additionally continued to see nation-leading ranges of vaccination.
“Canberrans ought to be very pleased with our very excessive ranges of vaccination,” he stated.
“We now have 91.7 per cent of our eligible 12 plus inhabitants with a primary dose of a vaccine.”
Mr Barr stated the take-up of vaccination has been significantly encouraging within the 12- to 15-year-old cohort, which had 85 per cent with a primary dose and 70 per cent for the time being.
He additionally stated that Canberrans of their early 20s continued to be the bottom vaccinated group within the territory.
“Twenty to 24-year-olds have now crossed the 75 per cent first dose threshold,” Mr Barr stated.
“We suspect border closures and distant studying signifies that a few of this age group, principally college college students, are literally not in Canberra for the time being.
“However it can be crucial that they get vaccinated forward of their return to campus within the coming months.”
Extra to come back.
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