The ACT records 992 new cases of coronavirus, as NSW Health confirms a Canberra man in his 20s, who was being treated at St Vincent's Hospital, has died from COVID-19.
The number is the ACT's highest daily tally of the pandemic and takes the territory's total active cases to 3,565.
The ACT's vaccination rate for residents aged 12 and over remains at 98.5 per cent. However, ACT Health has introduced a new booster category into its reporting system. The man was among five other people who died with COVID-19 in NSW's latest reporting period — four other men and one woman, from the Lake Macquarie area and western Sydney.New COVID-19 rules for the territoryFrom today, the government has taken a step back from tracking the virus, and the familiar definitions of close or casual contacts have been removed.comes into play.
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