The ACT has recorded its youngest death so far during the COVID outbreak, after a man in his 40s died yesterday.
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Meanwhile, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has reiterated concerns about the territory's hospital capacity, with the issue to be front-and-center at Friday's national cabinet meeting.
State and territory leaders have been united in their push for the federal government to take on a greater share of hospital funding, warning of a post-reopening spike in COVID-19 admissions across the country.
Mr Barr said that the ACT still stands to face an influx of patients from surrounding regions, with Canberra hospitals serving a catchment area of more than 200,000 NSW residents.
Fully vaccinated people who had travelled to high-risk regions in NSW and Victoria had to follow stay-at-home orders upon return to the ACT as they only had their second dose less than 14 days ago.
The rule was not explicitly stated in public communications and was only officially added to a public health direction on Wednesday afternoon.
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