The ACT has reported 10 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Thursday.
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There are nine people hospitalised with the virus, six of whom are in intensive care, with five requiring ventilation.
The new cases bring the active total to 234, while the number of cases associated with this outbreak now stands at 1635.
Meantime, the percentage of the eligible population who are now fully vaccinated has reached 92.3 per cent.
There were 1680 negative tests received on Thursday.
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Restrictions ease further
A suite of restrictions eased in the territory on Friday, increasing home and outdoor gatherings, hospitality density limits and scrapping a requirement for facemasks outside.
From Monday, travel between the ACT, Victoria and NSW will reopen for fully vaccinated people.
Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan West Public School and Ainslie School will be closed on Friday after COVID-19 exposures.
Authorities are still conducting contact tracing and risk assessments.
Year groups who are yet to return to face-to-face learning will be back in the classroom from Monday, as the ACT's staged return to school wraps up.
Around Australia
Victoria has recorded 10 deaths and another 1656 COVID cases in the 24 hours to midnight.
There are 738 patients with coronavirus in hospital and 130 in ICU while 85 are ventilated while the state gave 20,361 vaccine doses at state-run clinics yesterday.
Meanwhile, NSW has recorded 268 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and two more deaths, as the government prepares to trial rapid antigen home testing kits in state schools.
"I want to see disruption to our students' education from COVID reduce, while still keeping schools safe places to learn," Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said.
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