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Maeve Bannister

ACT records 553 new COVID-19 cases

The ACT has recorded 553 new COVID-19 cases, while 39 people are being treated in hospital. (AAP)

The ACT has recorded another 553 COVID-19 cases in the latest reporting period.

As of Monday, there are 39 people in hospital with the virus including two people in ICU and one requiring ventilation.

The new cases come from 285 positive PCR tests and 268 positive rapid tests reported.

Nearly 80 per cent of children aged five to 11 have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 69.2 per cent of Canberrans 16 years and older have had three doses.

Since the start of the pandemic the capital has recorded 54,683 cases and 34 deaths from the virus.

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