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Six reported covid deaths so far this week

A MAN in his 60s and a man in his 90s have both died from COVID-19, ACT Health has reported today (January 21).

Their deaths bring the ACT’s total covid death toll to 22, with six deaths being reported in the last week alone.

There were 826 cases of the virus reported in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday, 259 of which were detected by PCR tests and 567 by Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)

The territory’s total active cases now number 5647 (1463 PCR and 4184 RAT).

There are currently 62 people in Canberra hospitalised with the virus, “including two in intensive care and one ventilated.”

On the vaccine front, 36.4 per cent of ACT residents aged over 18 have received their booster vaccine and 41.7 per cent of children aged five to eleven have received one dose.

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