Three people have died with COVID-19 including a man in his 40s, as case numbers increase from Friday's reporting period.
ACT Health confirmed three deaths on Saturday, including a man in his 40s, a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s. It is the first day since June 21 multiple deaths occurred in one reporting period.
The three new deaths takes the total number of lives lost to 89 people since the pandemic began.
There were 1044 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the territory in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, a rise from yesterday's 891 cases.
COVID hospitalisations have dipped slightly from 152 reported on Friday to 145. This includes two people in intensive care and none on ventilation.
The territory's pandemic case tally is now 184,153.
There are 6310 known active cases of the virus, an increase from yesterday's 6301 cases. Of the new cases, 657 were reported through PCR tests and 387 as a result of rapid tests.
Latest vaccination rates
Double vaccinated people aged from five to 15 make up 77.6 per cent of the ACT population.
The proportion of people aged 16 and over with triple vaccinations rose to 77.2 per cent.
The percentage of people over 50 in the ACT who have received their fourth dose hit 42.7 per cent.
'Take personal responsibility to help minimise the impact'
In a video message released on ACT Health's Twitter, the chief health officer has urged Canberrans to take "personal responsibility" to prevent the further spread of COVID-19.
Dr Kerryn Coleman described the period as challenging for the community and expected ongoing issues in the workforce, businesses, schools, hospitals and health services.
"Every corner of our community is feeling the impacts of COVID-19 in some way," she said.
"I want to remind you how important it is that we all take personal responsibility to help minimise the impact of COVID-19 in our community and to assure you that the actions you take can make a difference."
The state and federal governments have not implemented mask mandates, which the Australian Medical Association warned has left doctors "bewildered, frustrated, and angry" by the mixed messaging.
Canberrans seeking a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose also face waits of up to a month, as under-pressure pharmacies juggle rising demand for flu jabs.
Anyone aged over 30 became eligible for a fourth jab last week, with Australia on the brink of a major COVID-19 case surge driven by the highly-infectious Omicron strain.
ACT Pharmacy Guild president Simon Blacker said pharmacies were administering roughly 1000 fourth doses daily, but warned Canberrans to be patient as they sought their booster.
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