In a daily update on Sunday afternoon, the territory government announced that 9296 people had now tested negative for the coronavirus disease in Canberra.

The territory has had 106 known cases of the virus, with the last diagnosis confirmed to the public more than a week ago on Saturday, April 25.

Three people have died as a result of COVID-19 in the ACT but the other 103 have recovered, leaving no active cases in the territory as far as authorities are aware.

Acting ACT chief health officer Vanessa Johnston warned on Sunday that despite significant progress the pandemic was not over, and Canberrans still had to play a role in ensuring community safety.

"Although some restrictions are easing, we must continue to maintain physical distancing and good hygiene practices at all times," Dr Johnston said.

"This pandemic is not over, and this means we have to be aware of limitations which are in place to keep our most vulnerable community members safe."

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Dr Johnston said Canberrans with flu-like symptoms should arrange to be tested for COVID-19 as soon as possible using facilities like the drive-through testing station at EPIC and the walk-in clinic at Weston Creek, or by contacting their general practitioner.

Her comments followed last Friday's announcement that restrictions had been eased to allow Canberrans to leave their homes for a wider range of reasons, including non-essential shopping.

Members of one household are now able to visit another household, as long as no other visitors are present and physical distancing of one person per four square metres can be maintained.

Two adults and any dependent children may also now travel to NSW to visit family and friends, but they must follow that state's regulations once across the border.

There may be further and more wide-sweeping changes on the way shortly, with the national cabinet set to consider lifting some nationwide restrictions across the country this Friday.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged that the extent of any such easing could depend on how many Australians sign up for the COVIDSafe app, which helps health officials more quickly identify people who are at increased risk of infection because of close contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

National chief medical officer Brendan Murphy said on Sunday that about 4.25 million people had downloaded the app.

"We think there are about 16 million adults with smartphones [in Australia]," Professor Murphy said. "They're our target population. They're the people that we want to get to download the app."

Professor Murphy said 18 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across Australia in the 24 hours leading into Sunday afternoon, taking the national total to 6801. The pandemic has so far caused 95 deaths nationwide.