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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

COVID-19 outbreak declared in Canberra Hospital ward

Building 1 at Canberra Hospital, where a ward was declared to have had a COVID-19 outbreak on Tuesday. Picture by Karleen Minney

Health authorities on Tuesday declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in the general medicine ward at Canberra Hospital.

Twelve patients and five staff have so far tested positive to coronavirus, a Canberra Health Services spokeswoman said.

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