The ACT has reported another death and 1601 new cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday, as hospitalisation rates continue to climb.
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A woman in her 50s with COVID-19 died at Canberra Hospital, bringing the total number of fatalities to 19.
This comes after two deaths, a man in his 50s and another in his 90s, was announced on Sunday.
There are 52 people in hospital because of COVID, up from 41 the previous day. A total of four people are in intensive care, and two are being ventilated.
The new cases were reported via 878 PCR tests and 723 rapid tests.
Meanwhile, the COVID testing facility in Holt remains closed and hours have been reduced at the Nicholls site.
The latest ACT Health COVID vaccination figures show the percentage of Canberrans aged 18 and over who have received booster third shots is at 30.5 per cent.
Those double-dosed in the ACT are at 98.6 per cent for those people aged 12 and older.
Canberran children aged 5 to 11 have been recorded at 26.8 per cent with their first dose since becoming eligible last Monday.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Andrew Barr has announced the ACT government will establish no new business support programs.
"If people's expectations are that the highest ever month of retail trade can be replicated every month, that's obviously not realistic," he said.
Mr Barr said the government would continue its existing programs of business support, but there was presently no need for new measures.
"It is acknowledged that January will not be as strong as December and November, but certainly November was the strongest trading month ever. We are coming off a very, very high base."
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Around Australia
NSW has recorded 29,504 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths as hospital numbers rise.
There are 2776 patients in hospital an increase of 126 from the previous reporting period.
A total of 203 people are in the ICU with COVID-19.
The cases were diagnosed from 17,646 traditional PCR tests and 11,858 were the results of at-home rapid tests reported to the government.
More than 1000 of the rapid test results were more than a week old, but newly reported through ServiceNSW.
Some 93.8 per cent of all eligible adults in NSW are now double dosed, while 26.1 per cent have also received a booster jab. Of children aged 5-11, 13.1 per cent are now single vaccinated.
Victoria has recorded another six deaths from COVID-19 and 22,429 new cases, as free rapid antigen tests become available to essential workers and vulnerable people.
There are 245,040 active coronavirus cases in the state and 1229 patients in hospital.
A total of 129 people in intensive care with 38 on a ventilator.
Tasmania has recorded 1037 new COVID-19 cases with 21 people in hospital, seven of those are being treated for virus symptoms. One person remains in intensive care.
The new cases are made up of 727 self-reported positive rapid antigen tests and 310 PCR tests.
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