The ACT has recorded 696 new cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8 pm yesterday, including 349 identified by PCR and 347 by rapid-antigen tests (RAT).
There are now 79 people in hospital, including one in intensive care.
Since the pandemic began, 139,894 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the ACT.
The double-dose vaccination rate for the ACT’s five-plus population remains 97.3 per cent, and 76.9 per cent of residents aged 16 and older have now received a booster.
Of ACT residents aged five to 11, 68.4 per cent have received two doses of vaccine.
Interstate, NSW has reported 22 deaths overnight and 6,254 new cases of COVID-19.
Victoria has reported 23 deaths overnight and an additional 6,224 cases of COVID-19.