COVID-19 pandemic in the Australian Capital Territory
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Australian Capital Territory | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Date | As of 12 February 2022 |
| Confirmed cases | 41,380 (PCR & RAT tests) |
| Active cases | 2,530 |
| Hospitalised cases | 50 |
| Critical cases | 4 |
| Ventilator cases | 2 |
| Recovered | 41,380 |
Deaths | 31 (as of 8 February 2022) |
| Fatality rate | 0.08% |
| Test positivity rate | 0.62% (last 7 days) (as of 5 September 2021) |
| Vaccinations | First dose: 235,683, Second dose: 172,327 |
| Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Australian Capital Territory is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). After one case of the delta variant in mid-August 2021, the Territory went into lockdown. By 26 September, the ACT had its first COVID-19 related death since mid-April 2020, nearly 18 months, followed by 3 more deaths in the first week of October 2021. 28 deaths during the outbreak since 12 August 2021 brought total deaths to 31, the most recent being on 8 February 2022.
As of 12 February 2022 there were 2,530 active cases of COVID-19 in the ACT, and there had been 38,819 cases in total:
• 98.6% of residents 12-and-over and over were vaccinated
• 58.9% of ages 18-and-over had a booster
• 75.1% of 5 to11-years-old had one dose