One of Canberra's 19 new cases is a student at Lyneham High School, another is a worker at an aged care facility in Greenway.
The ACT has recorded 19 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of active cases in Canberra to 28.One of the confirmed cases is a worker at an aged care facility who was infectious at work for three daysHealth authorities say Canberrans should prepare for more COVID-19 cases over the coming daysstudent at Lyneham High School, who attended classes over four days while infectious.
The ACT government has also extended the territory's lockdown — initially set to end this Thursday — for another two weeks, until at least September 2.ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman confirmed a staff member at a Canberra aged care home has tested positive to COVID-19 It is the first time COVID-19 has been detected in an aged care home in Canberra since the pandemic began.
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