Canberra's new COVID cases and hospitalisations have remained relatively steady, dipping slightly.
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The ACT had 87 people in hospital as of 8pm Wednesday. That was two fewer than the day before. There are still no patients being ventilated or in the intensive care unit.
The territory recorded 775 new cases in the 24-hour period, taking the total active cases to 4210. Both were also a slight drop on the preceding period.
There have been 138,407 recorded cases in Canberra so far.
ACT COVID-19 vaccinations
- Aged 5-11 years (1 dose): 80.6%
- Aged 5-11 years (2 doses): 68.4%
- Aged 5+ years (2 doses): 97.3%
- Aged 16+ years (3 doses): 76.8%
COVID-19 boosters for some Aussie children
Australian children aged 12 to 15 who are at risk of severe disease will be eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccine from next week.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended extending eligibility for the Pfizer booster to about 120,00 children starting on June 14.
They must have received their second dose at least three months ago, be severely immunocompromised, have a disability with significant health needs, or have complex or multiple health conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19.
Otherwise healthy children who have received two vaccine doses are still considered to be well protected against severe disease.
Around Australia
- NSW: 8201 cases, 21 deaths, 1263 in hospital with 40 in ICU.
- Victoria: 8903 cases, 22 deaths, 517 in hospital with 29 in ICU.
- Queensland: 3861 cases, nine deaths, 297 in hospital with 11 in ICU.
- SA: 2801 cases, no deaths, 234 in hospital with five in ICU.
- Tasmania: 624 cases, one death, 37 in hospital with one in ICU.
- NT: 250 cases, one death, 16 in hospital with none in ICU
- WA: 7871 cases, five deaths, 293 in hospital with 16 in ICU.
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