THE ACT’s total COVID-19 death count has reached 102, with another death recorded in today’s (August 8) report.
A man in his 70s is the ACT’s latest victim of COVID-19.
There are 509 new cases in Canberra, ACT Health report, with 299 through PCR tests and 210 from RATs.
There are 144 people in hospitals throughout Canberra with COVID-19, including five people in the intensive care unit and one requiring ventilation.
Since the start of the pandemic, the ACT has recorded a total of 195,621 cases of the virus.
Currently, there are 3795 active cases in Canberra.
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