ACT reports 19 local COVID-19 cases amid record in vaccinations

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The ACT has recorded 19 new local COVID-19 cases - as the state surpassed the 70 per cent milestone for adults who have received one vaccine dose.

The ACT has recorded 19 new coronavirus cases with the Delta variant continuing to circulate in the nation's capital.

Of the new infections, 13 have been linked to current exposure sites or contacts while six are under investigation. Eleven of the people were in quarantine for the duration of their infectious period, six spent some time in the community and two remain under investigation.Read MoreACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said he was pleased with an increase in testing with more than 3500 people coming forward to be checked in the past 24 hours.

Mr Barr said the territory's two mass vaccination clinics administered its highest ever number of doses in a 24-hour period of more than 3,000.ACT reports 11 new local COVID-19 cases as it updates AstraZeneca dosage advice"Our city has a population of 431,000. It means today, there are still 185,000 Canberrans without any vaccination at all. And 267,000 are not fully vaccinated.

 

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