Sunday 22 August -
19 new cases today, 17 are linked to previous cases. 6 were infectious in the community.
Andrew Barr has revealed there is now a small cluster of 10-12 cases in Canberra’s disability community, including people living with disability and disability support workers.
Monday 23 August -
16 new cases reported today, 13 of those were linked to other cases while three were infectious in the community. The cases include a disability support worker, with the disability community cluster now at 15, including 10 support workers, 4 clients and 1 tradesperson. 3,740 cases were carried out yesterday.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the ACT overnment was now ready to open the registration process for 16–29-year-olds to receive a Pfizer vaccination at ACT Government clinics. They can register on My Digital Health Record website.
Not quite; they’re encouraging people to register for the (federal government’s) MyDHR (My Digital Health Record) service in preparation for booking a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination appointment ‘in the next few weeks’.
The ACT Chief Minister also pointed out that the ACT has a larger population of younger people than many other locations, and it appears that’s why he’s both encouraging vaccination but also suggesting he wants the ACT to well exceed Morrison’s 70-80% (of 16+) targets.
Andrew Barr (Chief Minister) is reiterating the point that it can be 3 weeks after people get their 2nd vaccination before it’s effective.
He also seems to be pushing for 80% of 12+ year olds (for which the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is TGA-approved), and (I think correctly) pushing for everyone 12+ to be vaccinated, unlike Morrison who looks to be ignoring children to claim success (get to his targets) sooner.
30 today. Fuck
25 of the 30 new cases reported today are linked to other known cases or exposure sites, five remain under investigation. CHO Kerryn Coleman said 21 of the 25 cases were actually household contacts, and the remaining four came from existing clusters.
13 of the 30 new cases were in quarantine during their entire infectious period. 11 were infectious in the community. Among the new cases are two disability support workers and one University of Canberra Hospital worker in a support service role. The team member was wearing a surgical mask and goggles while in clinical areas.
A woman in her 40s with COVID-19 was now in intensive care in a Canberra hospital, receiving breathing assistance. She was not vaccinated.
Wednesday 25 August -
Nine cases reported today, three of which were in quarantine for their entire infectious period. Of the new cases, 8 can be linked to known cases, 2 are household contacts and the remaining six are linked to them.
6695 tests were conducted yesterday.
Andrew Barr said the current lockdown would not end before September 2, however he would announce some changes to COVID restrictions tomorrow. He said there are now more than 17,000 16-29-year-olds registered for Pfizer vaccines.
Thursday 26 August -
14 cases reported today, all of which are linked. 13 were in quarantine the whole time. The remaining one was only infectious in the community for a short time. Nine people are in hospital with covid-19. One person remains in intensive care.
5964 tests were conducted yesterday.
Andrew Barr said that more than 37 per cent of the ACT population aged 12 and over have had a first dose of the vaccine, but the ACT is still some months away from 80% double dose target due to supply issues with Pfizer vaccines. He said changes to current restrictions would now be announced tomorrow (Friday).
Friday 27 August -
21 cases reported today, 15 of the new cases are linked with 6 under investigation. 14 were in quarantine for their entire infectious period.
Andrew Barr announced some changes to the current restrictions. Small retail businesses will be allowed to have 2 staff members to carry out click and collect/delivery services. Additionally, some large essential businesses like Bunnings will be required to move to click and collect only. Construction will be allowed to resume on September 3, starting with civil construction, however a density limit of 1 person per 4 sqm will be enforced.
Can Canberra not perhaps change a few of the restrictions? Like retail to click and collect only?
It did change retail to click and collect only - from ACT Health Twitter:
Small and local retail businesses that are non-essential will now be able to operate click and collect services, fulfil online orders, and make contactless deliveries. These businesses will be allowed to have up to two people present to carry out the necessary work.
To better protect the community, hardware stores, agricultural supply businesses, office supply businesses and pet stores will be limited to click and collect or delivery services only. No in-store shopping will be permitted for the public.
You can read more at ACT coronavirus website: https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/act-status-and-response/lockdown
Saturday 28 August -
26 new cases, 20 are linked and six are under investigation. 15 people were in quarantine for their entire infectious period but seven were infectious in the community and the status of four are under investigation.
Sunday 29 August -
13 new cases reported yesterday, all are linked. 8 of the cases were in quarantine the whole time, 5 infectious in the community. Total cases for the outbreak are now 250.
Andrew Barr said 31,000 doses of vaccine had been administered this week and 14,000 bookings had been made. He said 223,621 ACT residents had received at least 1 vaccine dose as of yesterday, or 65% of the 16+ population, or about 61% of 12+ population.
Monday 30 August -
12 new cases, six of which are household contacts. Only two of the 12 new cases were in quarantine during whole infectious period. Of the 10 remaining, six were infectious in community for at least part of their infectious period, and the isolation status of four remain under investigation.
Six of the new cases are linked to other known cases or exposure sites. Four cases are still under investigation and two cases have no known links at this stage.
CHO Kerryn Coleman said that 25 cases in the ACT have now fully recovered, which is an additional five from yesterday. It brings the total number of cases to 236.
Tuesday 31 August -
13 new cases. Seven are linked to current outbreaks, six are under investigation. Only 4 were in quarantine during their infectious period. 3,061 tests were conducted yesterday.
The effective reproduction rate is less than 1. This means that across the community, each person who is infected with the virus is infecting less than one other person.
Andrew Barr announced this morning that the current lockdown had been extended to midnight on Friday, September 17, however there would be some amendments:
Earlier, ACT Health has given a sneak peek of a new mass vaccination hub opening at AIS Arena this Friday (September 3).
Wednesday 1 September -
23 cases recorded today, 14 of which are linked, mostly household contacts. 11 were in isolation for their full infectious period. Another 11 were in the community for some of the infectious period. There are now 256 active cases.
14 people are now in hospital with four in ICU. All four are not fully vaccinated.
Andrew Barr said an additional 8,344 Pfizer vaccines would be delivered to the ACT, from the half million vaccines sent from Singapore as part of vaccine swap deal.
He also said that some non-organised outdoor activity could resume from 5pm tomorrow (September 2), including walking, jogging, cycling and picnics. They must be conducted within your household or no more than five people, and in a two hour time limit per day.
Thursday 2 September -
12 new cases reported. At least eight of the new cases were in infectious while in the community.
Six of the new cases have been linked to an existing case or cluster, with six still under investigation.
68% of ACT population over the age of 16 had its first dose of COVID vaccine. Just over 44% of the population over 16 is fully vaccinated.
Friday 3 September -
18 new cases reported. 15 were in infectious while in the community, with only three in quarantine for their entire infectious period. 13 of the new cases have been linked to an existing case or cluster, with five still under investigation.
Andrew Barr confirmed that Year 12 students would soon be getting Pfizer vaccines thanks to more stock becoming available.
Saturday 4 September -
32 new cases reported, 24 of which were linked to known cases.
Eight of the newly announced cases were in quarantine for all of their infectious period, with 19 being infectious in the community, five were under early investigation.
Andrew Barr said the ACT would receive 86,797 more Pfizer doses as a result of the Commonwealth’s Pfizer swap with the United Kingdom.
Sunday 5 September -
15 cases reported, 13 linked to known cases. Six cases were in isolation during their entire infectious period, while seven spent part of their infectious period in the community. Two remain under early investigation.
70% of ACT’s population aged over 16 had its first dose, 50% of population aged over 16 had been fully vaccinated.
Monday 6 September -
11 cases reported. Nine of these cases are linked to known outbreaks. Only three of those cases were in quarantine during their entire infectious period. Seven of the new cases were infectious in the community, and the quarantine status of one remains under investigation. 45.87% of people in the ACT are now fully vaccinated, and 68.9% have had one dose.
Andrew Barr announced this morning that those waiting on their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine now only need to wait 4-8 weeks after the first dose.
Tuesday 7 September -
19 cases reported today. 11 of those cases were in quarantine during their whole infectious period, while six spent some of their infectious period in the community. The movements of two people are still under investigation.
13 cases are linked to other identified close contacts or exposure sites, while six are still being investigated.
More than 3000 doses of vaccines were administered at ACT government clinics, a new daily record.
Andrew Barr says 71.4% of eligible ACT residents aged over 16 had now received their first dose.
Wednesday 8 September -
20 new cases reported to 8pm last night. 9 of those cases are linked. Seven of those spent their entire infectious period in quarantine, at least seven spent some of their infectious period in the community and the remaining six remain under investigation.
A record 4737 doses of vaccines were distributed in the ACT yesterday.
Thursday 9 September -
15 new cases reported, at least eight of those cases spent some time infectious in the community.
Two of the new cases are yet to be linked to a known source of cluster.
Andrew Barr said that in the next 24 hours, the ACT would reach 50% of people over 16 fully vaccinated, the first jurisdiction to reach the milestone. Barr said there would be an announcement next Tuesday (September 14) about how restrictions would be eased going forward. He acknowledged that NSW’s roadmap out of lockdown, announced today, would impact the ACT.
Barr said that 92% of ACT aged care residents have received a first dose. Just under 90% are fully vaccinated.
Friday 10 September -
24 new cases reported. At least six of those cases spent some time infectious in the community. Six of the new cases are yet to be linked to a known case or transmission site.
More than 50 per cent of Canberrans aged 16+ have now received 2 doses of COVID vaccines.
Really good vaccination rates in the ACT which they might have to rely on to get out of this. They don’t have huge case numbers but getting to 0 seems like a tough ask now given how long this is lingering on.
Saturday 11 September -
15 new cases reported, 14 have been linked to previous cases or exposure locations and one is still under investigation.
Nine of the new cases were in quarantine for their entire infectious period. Six were infectious in the community for part of the time.
Andrew Barr said around 167,000 doses of Moderna vaccines would be allocated to the ACT, out of 10 million which would arrive in Australia soon.
Sunday 12 September -
15 new cases reported. Five were in quarantine (including one detainee in Canberra’s adult prison), while at least nine were in the community for some time while infectious.
Andrew Barr said 44,000 vaccine doses were administered in the ACT last week.
Monday 13 September -
13 new cases reported. At least 10 of those cases spent some time infectious in the community.
Six of the new cases are yet to be linked to a known case or transmission site.
The current lockdown will be extended by a further four weeks to October 15 after 22 cases were recorded today.
Only two of 22 cases recorded today were in quarantine and at least 13 were infectious in the community. Eight of the new cases are currently unlinked to another known case or transmission site.
Half of the ACT’s population is now fully vaccinated.
Andrew Barr today also announced several concessions and changes to the current lockdown. More info:
A “midpoint review” of the new restrictions and the ongoing situation will be conducted in two weeks.
Wednesday 15 September -
13 new cases reported. Eight cases were linked to existing cases and outbreaks, with the remaining cases under investigation.
Five cases were in quarantine for their full infectious period, while eight were infectious in the community for at least part of their infectious period.
Andrew Barr said he expected the the territory would pass the 75 per cent fully vaccinated threshold for the population over 12.
Thursday 16 September -
15 new cases reported. 11 are linked, 4 are under early investigation.
5 were in quarantine during their entire infectious period, 8 were infectious in the community, 2 are under early investigation. There are also two positive cases in Alexander Maconochie Centre (prison).
There are now 241 active cases in the ACT.
Andrew Barr said he was most concerned with the number of positive cases among people aged in their 20s and 30s.
The ACT government has launched extra support for businesses affected by the lockdown, announcing a partnership with the Commonwealth to help the hardest-hit industries by offering grants of up to $20,000. The 50-50 split, joint ACT and Commonwealth funded COVID-19 business support grants has been extended for another fortnight to October 1, when it will be further assessed.
Friday 17 September -
30 new cases reported. 12 cases were in quarantine for their entire infectious period, 14 spent some time in the community. 19 cases have been linked to previous cases and the remainder have not yet been linked.
Saturday 18 September -
15 new cases reported. At least seven of those cases spent some time infectious in the community.
Eight of the new cases are yet to be linked to other known cases or transmission sites.
77.4% of the eligible population in the ACT have received their first vaccine dose, while 53.1% of the eligible population have received both doses.
Sunday 19 September -
17 new cases reported. 11 cases are linked (10 are household contacts) and six are under investigation. Five were in quarantine for their entire infectious period, while 12 spent sometime in community during part of their infectious period.
Bookings will open from tomorrow, September 20, for 12-15-year-olds to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at an ACT mass vaccination clinic.
Monday 20 September -
7 new cases reported. At least four of those cases spent some time infectious in the community.
However, all seven cases are able to be linked to other known cases, with six of those being household contacts.
Andrew Barr said the ACT would today hit an 80% single-dose vaccination rate for Canberrans aged 12 and above.
Tuesday 21 September -
16 new cases reported. 9 are linked. 11 were infectious in the community, 3 were in quarantine for their full infectious period,2 are still under early investigation.
Andrew Barr said the ACT and federal governments would provide additional funding of $14 million to existing community health, mental health, financial assistance and wellbeing programs.
Wednesday 22 September -
17 new cases reported, nine of which are linked to known outbreaks or infections. Only one was in quarantine throughout their infectious period and at least 11 were in the community.
Andrew Barr said a little over 81% of the eligible population has received one vaccine dose and is on track to exceed 95%, while 56% are fully vaccinated.
From today, 23 Australian Defence Force members will be assisting police with traffic control management at border checkpoints until October 31.
Thursday 23 September -
16 new cases reported. None of the cases were in quarantine for their entire infectious period and at least 11 were infectious in the community.
Seven cases have been linked to previous cases and the remainder are still under investigation.
I don’t normally comment on closing topics down. But do you think would be wise to close this thread down and just merge with covid impact? It’s not creating a lot of discussion and Johnson seems to need to edit his posts just to give details on what has happened in the last 24 hours. If not at least this gives him another 3 posts without needing to edit.
I was thinking about not updating this thread too. Problem is the lockdown is continuing until mid October at least.