ACT COVID-19 Update – 12 November 2021

ACT residents aged 12 and over who are fully vaccinated: 96.0%

New cases of COVID-19 recorded in the ACT in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday: 15

Active cases: 154

Total number of cases for this outbreak: 1,793

Active cases in ACT hospitals as at 8pm yesterday: 0

Negative test results received in the 24 hours to 9am today: 2,673

Public Health Directions

The ACT Public Health Directions have today been updated.

To support these Directions, and in recognition of the ongoing case numbers of COVID-19 in the ACT, the Minister for Health has signed an extension of the Public Health Emergency Declaration until 12 February 2022.

Updates to high-risk geographical areas

ACT Health has reviewed the list of high-risk geographical areas and will make the following amendments, to come into effect from 11.59pm tonight. Anyone who has spent time in a high-risk geographical area in the previous 14 days and is seeking to enter the ACT after 11:59pm on 12 November 2021 is required to seek an exemption from ACT Health. Conditions that are applied to the exemption will be dependent on the vaccination status of the travellers. Further information is available here.

New high-risk LGAs

Victoria

New South Wales

No change

Victoria

New South Wales

Removed

Victoria

New South Wales

Notes:

Detailed epidemiological updates on the COVID-19 situation in the ACT are currently provided weekly.

Hospitalisation figures include only patients with an active COVID-19 infection, who are yet to be cleared from isolation.