Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
Politics
Dominic Giannini

Hospital spike amid 599 COVID cases in ACT

The ACT has recorded 599 new COVID-19 cases but hospitalisation numbers have risen. (AAP)

The ACT has recorded 599 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday alongside a sharp increase in the hospitalisation rate from 29 to 38 on Monday.

Three people are in intensive care, up from one the previous reporting period, but none require ventilation.

No new deaths have been reported.

Almost 94 per cent of the population aged five and over have been double jabbed and the boosted rate for those 16-plus has surpassed 70 per cent in the territory.

Four in five children aged five to 11 have had at least one dose.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.