The ACT has gone another 24 hours without a new case of coronavirus.
The number of total cases diagnosed in the ACT is at 107, following Monday's announcement of a woman in her 20s testing positive after she acquired the virus overseas.
She remains the only active case of COVID-19 in the ACT, although health authorities have said there is no risk to the broader community.
ACT chief health officer Dr Kerryn Coleman said the woman had returned to Australia more than a month ago and had spent a mandatory two-week period in self-quarantine.
"Her low positive test result, in addition to information obtained during the investigation, strongly indicates to us that this individual is shedding low levels of dead viral fragments and she is not currently infectious," she said.
"Our extensive investigation shows that the individual was most likely to be infectious with COVID-19 while overseas.
"ACT Health is confident that she would not have been infectious by the time she completed her quarantine in Australia."
The woman presented for testing after developing cold-like symptoms, and was confirmed to have a common respiratory virus.
Almost 200 negative tests for coronavirus were carried out in the past day, bringing the total to more than 9700.
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The death toll still stands at three. There are no patients with coronavirus in Canberra hospitals.
Dr Coleman urged for anyone with symptoms to get tested.
"The ACT is in a great position and we want to use this advantage to do more testing of people with symptoms," she said.
"This will give us the best view of COVID-19 in the community and provide us with the data we need to move forward."
- For information on COVID-19, please go to the ACT Health website or the federal Health Department's website.
- You can also call the Coronavirus Health Information Line on 1800 020 080
- If you have serious symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, call Triple Zero (000)
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