A woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s died with COVID-19 at the weekend. The news came in the latest update from ACT Health - its first in three days, after failing to report due to technical issues.
There were 92 people with COVID-19 in hospital in the 24 hours to Monday 8pm.
Of those, one patient is in the ICU and none are on ventilation.
The ACT recorded 722 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Monday June 6.
ACT Health did not update COVID numbers on Saturday, Sunday or Monday due to a technical issue.
Tuesday's new cases by age group
- 0-4 years: 40
- 5-11 years: 64
- 12-17 years: 56
- 18-24 years: 44
- 25-39 years: 211
- 40-49 years: 119
- 50-64 years: 120
- 65+ years: 68
- Total: 722
The ACT's COVID-19 death toll is 66, after two women in their 80s and 90s with COVID died at the weekend.
As the cooler months kick off, the ACT government will make flu vaccines free for concession card holders from Monday at the Sensory and Access clinic in Weston.
The ACT has not followed other states, including NSW, Victoria and Queensland, in making the flu vaccine free for the entire population.
The head of Canberra's post-COVID recovery clinic Dr Philip Gaughwin has estimated between five and 15 per cent of patients reported ongoing long COVID symptoms.
Data released by the federal health department warned between 10 and 20 per cent of COVID-19 patients could have "prolonged symptoms".
COVID-19 vaccinations
- Aged 5-11 years (1 dose): 80.6 per cent
- Aged 5-11 years (2 doses): 68.4 per cent
- Aged 5+ years (2 doses): 97.3 per cent
- Aged 16+ years (3 doses): 76.8 per cent
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