Canberrans have been warned of a scam text message claiming to be from the health department as COVID cases and hospitalisations have dipped slightly.
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There were 865 new COVID-19 infections reported to ACT Health in the 24 hours to 8pm Friday.
Of the new cases, 486 were detected on PCR tests while 379 were via rapid antigen tests.
There were 86 patients admitted to Canberra hospitals with COVID-19, with two of these in the intensive care unit. They did not require ventilation.
New infections were slightly down from the previous reporting period, which had 962 new COVID cases reported.
On Wednesday, new cases reached more than 1000 for the first time in a month.
It was revealed on Friday that five of six reported COVID deaths were from the same aged care facility. There was a delay in reporting the May fatalities due to internal delays from the residential aged care facility.
ACT Health has warned people to not click on any links in text messages claiming to be from the health department.
The messages tell people they are a COVID-19 close contact and need a PCR test and includes a link for people to book a test.
ACT Health said this is a scam and should be reported to the ACCC consumer rights scamwatch website.
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COVID-19 vaccinations
- Aged 5-11 years (1 dose): 80.6 per cent
- Aged 5-11 years (2 doses): 68.5 per cent
- Aged 5+ years (2 doses): 97.3 per cent
- Aged 16+ years (3 doses): 77 per cent
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NSW
- Deaths: 25
- New cases: 8119
- Hospitalisations: 1344
- ICU: 45
- Ventilation: Unknown
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