Two people have died with COVID-19, as the territory recorded five new cases of the virus in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday.
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A man in his 60s and a woman in her 70s died with COVID-19 on Sunday. They had been receiving intensive care.
Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said neither was vaccinated.
"Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of these individuals who have passed away," she said.
"Our deepest sympathies to them. It's a very, very difficult time for anyone who dies as a result of this pandemic."
There have been 10 deaths during this outbreak, which began August 12.
There are eight people hospitalised with the virus, three of whom are in intensive care and requiring ventilation.
The new cases bring the active total to 170, while the number of cases associated with this outbreak now stands at 1656.
While Ms Stephen-Smith acknowledged the trend of low case numbers, she said an increase was anticipated and the possibility of COVID zero was incredibly low.
"We do continue to expect that we will start to see an increase in cases as we open up both our local restrictions and of course travel is reopening today across the region in NSW and Victoria," she said.
"Of course we know that even people who are fully vaccinated can acquire the virus and can transmit if to others.
"So although vaccination reduces the risk of transmission what it really does is reduce the risk of severe disease and hospitalisations."
Meanwhile, the percentage of the eligible population who are now fully vaccinated has reached 92.6 per cent. 978 negative tests were received in the 24 hours to 9am Monday.
Vaccine mandate delayed, booster program begins
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for disability support workers and in-home and community aged care workers has been delayed after employers raised concerns there was not enough time to ensure their staff were compliant.
The public health direction requiring staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be signed on Monday, after what the ACT government said was significant consultation with the sector.
Workers and volunteers will need to receive their first dose of a vaccine by November 15 and their second dose by December 13 under the pushed-back requirements.
Workers in these sectors were originally told they would be required to have had their first vaccine dose by November 1 and be fully vaccinated by November 29.
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Meanwhile, the ACT's booster-shot program has opened to people aged over 18 who had their second COVID-19 vaccination dose more than six months ago, with appointments available at government-run clinics, general practice surgeries and pharmacies.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr said Canberrans had shown amazing enthusiasm for getting vaccinated and the government expected this to continue into the booster program.
Following advice from [Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation] that people can get their booster dose six months after their second dose, we are pleased to offer boosters to eligible individuals at ACT government COVID-19 vaccination clinics," Mr Barr said.
Interstate travel reopens, Australians return home
Travel between the ACT, Victoria and NSW reopened for fully vaccinated people on Monday, after months of strict border closures.
High-risk geographical locations will be listed for Victoria and NSW, but fully vaccinated people who have visited those places will only be required to fill out a form.
Australian citizens and permanent residents will also be able to return home from Monday, with a Canberra woman aboard one of the first flights to touch down at 6.05am.
The reduction of quarantine measures and scrapped capacity limits for fully vaccinated returnees will see families and friends reunited after years spent apart.
NSW recorded 135 new local cases of COVID-19 in and four deaths on Monday.
Meanwhile in Victoria, the state recorded 1471 new cases and four deaths.
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