ACT records 1,020 new known cases of COVID-19 as testing centres close due to shortage of supplies

 The ACT has recorded 1,020 new cases of COVID-19 through PCR tests, as three of the territory's five walk-in testing centres are closed due to "unavoidable supply issues".

The daily tally of cases released today does not include positive rapid antigen test (RAT) results, which ACT Health will start reporting from tomorrow.

There are currently 24 people are in hospital as a result of the virus, including three people in intensive care, two of whom require ventilation.

Canberra's booster rate rose slightly yesterday to 26.8 per cent of people aged 18 and older. 

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