COVID-19 case recovers in hotel quarantine as virus fragments found in wastewater

Four active cases remain in hotel quarantine along with three close contacts.

The patients arrived on a government-facilitated flight on March 1 and have been in extended quarantine.

Fragments of the virus were detected in the ACT's sewage system collected on March 16 from the City Central wastewater collection.

ACT Health considers the positive samples most likely related to the know active COVID-19 cases in hotel quarantine but Canberrans are advised to continue with practising good hygiene, physical distancing, staying home if unwell and getting tested if the mildest symptoms are present.

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Meanwhile, the territory is continuing with its vaccination program.

As of midnight on Thursday, 5379 people have been vaccinated as part of the ACT Health program.

This does not include the number of vaccinated staff and residents in disability and aged residential care in the ACT, which is being administered by the federal government.

The ACT recorded 466 negative tests in the past 24 hours.

A total of 116 cases have recovered from COVID-19 in the territory since the onset of the pandemic.

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