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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Dan Jervis-Bardy

ACT daily COVID case numbers stay below 500

ACT to relax mask requirements

The ACT has recorded fewer than 500 cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row.

A total of 495 cases were reported on Sunday, a small increase on the 478 cases reported on Saturday.

There are 43 people in hospital with COVID-19, but none are in intensive care or on a ventilator.

There are currently 3829 active cases of the virus in Canberra.

Around Australia 

NSW recorded another seven deaths and 6014 new cases up to 4pm on Saturday afternoon. A total of 1146 people are in hospital with COVID-19, including 58 in intensive care.

Almost 54 per cent of people aged over 16 in NSW have received their booster dose.

In Victoria, 17 deaths and 5052 new cases were reported in the latest 24-hour period. Of the 274 patients in hospital, 38 are in intensive care and five are on a ventilator.

ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
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