The ACT has recorded 17 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19.

Twelve of the new cases spent some time infectious in the community and six are yet to be linked to other known cases or transmission sites.

Eight people are in hospital with the virus —two people are in intensive care and one is requiring ventilation.

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