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The ACT has recorded one new COVID-19 case in the past 24 hours, according to the territory’s health officials. ACT Health on Sunday said the new case is a female Commonwealth official in her 40s who returned from overseas and is currently in hotel quarantine. She underwent a routine test on Saturday, which returned a positive result. The official remains in hotel quarantine and is being supported by ACT Health. The case brings the territory’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 118. ACT Health on social media said it would provide updates on travel to and from the territory later tonight. Its current advice is: The NSW government has tightened restrictions after a COVID-19 cluster in Sydney ballooned to 70 cases, but its chief health official said it may never be able to find the source. The state recorded another 30 cases in the 24 hours to 9am on Sunday with 28 linked to the cluster on Sydney’s northern beaches. Our COVID-19 news articles relating to public health and safety are free for anyone to access. However, we depend on subscription revenue to support our journalism. If you are able, please subscribe here. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support. If you’re looking to stay up to date on COVID-19, you can also sign up for our twice-daily digest here.
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The ACT has recorded one new COVID-19 case in the past 24 hours, according to the territory’s health officials.
ACT Health on Sunday said the new case is a female Commonwealth official in her 40s who returned from overseas and is currently in hotel quarantine.
There has been one new case of COVID-19 recorded in the ACT in the past 24 hours, bringing the ACT’s total to 118.
The new case of COVID-19 is a female Commonwealth official in her 40s who returned from overseas and is currently in hotel quarantine. pic.twitter.com/Nh6R2cWqnh
— ACT Health (@ACTHealth) December 20, 2020
She underwent a routine test on Saturday, which returned a positive result. The official remains in hotel quarantine and is being supported by ACT Health.
The case brings the territory’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 118.
ACT Health on social media said it would provide updates on travel to and from the territory later tonight.
- Do not to travel to the Northern Beaches area of Sydney. People from the Northern Beaches area should also not travel to the ACT.
- Anyone who has visited the Northern Beaches area since Friday, December 11 December must self-quarantine for 14 days from the date they were last there and get tested, even if they do not have symptoms. People must stay in quarantine for the whole 14 days even if they have a negative test result.
The NSW government has tightened restrictions after a COVID-19 cluster in Sydney ballooned to 70 cases, but its chief health official said it may never be able to find the source.
The state recorded another 30 cases in the 24 hours to 9am on Sunday with 28 linked to the cluster on Sydney’s northern beaches.
There is one new coronavirus case in the ACT. Picture: Shutterstock
Our COVID-19 news articles relating to public health and safety are free for anyone to access. However, we depend on subscription revenue to support our journalism. If you are able, please subscribe here. If you are already a subscriber, thank you for your support. If you’re looking to stay up to date on COVID-19, you can also sign up for our twice-daily digest here.
