The ACT has passed another coronavirus testing milestone, passing 60,000 negative tests for COVID-19 in Canberra.
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The figures come as the ACT had its 32nd day in a row since the last positive case was recorded.
In the past 24 hours, there has been more than 650 negative tests carried out, taking the total since the pandemic began to 60,395.
ACT health officials said they were monitoring the situation in Batemans Bay closely after the town recorded three new cases of coronavirus.
It had been several weeks since the last COVID-19 case was diagnosed on the South Coast, which had triggered a rush on testing.
"We ask that if any ACT residents are contacted by NSW Health in relation to these cases, please contact ACT Health through the COVID helpline to inform us," a spokesman said.
"We also strongly advise Canberrans to keep up to date with the latest affected areas in NSW."
Canberra residents have been strongly urged by health officials not to visit greater Sydney or Newcastle except for essential travel.
The growing number of coronavirus cases in those areas have prompted a notice to workers in high-risk settings such as hospitals and aged-care facilities not to come into work for 14 days if they had been to either of those areas.
The health spokesman said the directorate had been in daily contact with Canberra residents who remained trapped on the Victorian side of the Victoria-NSW border, due to a change in border crossing exemptions.
"We have advised those impacted and who are currently in Wodonga or the Wodonga region to find accommodation for the next few days," the spokesman said.
"The ACT government recognises this situation has been difficult for those impacted and we are continuing to work closely with NSW on an outcome that will see the residents with ACT exemptions able to return home as quickly as possible."