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126th covid death as case numbers fall

A man in his 80s has died with COVID-19 as case numbers continue to drop across the territory.

There were just 616 new covid cases reported for the entire week, with 264 through PCR and 352 through the rapid antigen test.

ACT Health reported there were 342 active cases in the territory, as of 4pm on Thursday (September 29).

Fifty five people were in hospital and one of them was in intensive care at the time of reporting.

Only one person was reported to have died from coronavirus in the ACT during the seven-day period.

The total number of deaths since March 2020 is 126.

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