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There are 19 new local coronavirus cases in the Australian Capital Territory.

Of these, 17 are linked to a know case or cluster in Canberra, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said today.

"Unfortunately, we have a small cluster of cases in our disability community," Chief Minister Barr said.

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"This includes people living with disability and disability support workers.

"Government acknowledges the anxiety that this is causing and can advise that we have been actively supporting the affected individuals and the broader community and the Minister will talk further to this."

The ACT also slightly changed its reporting period which accounts for a slight increase in the cases from yesterday.

ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman said six of today's new cases were infectious in the community.

"We now have over 320 exposure locations across the ACT so please continue to stay up-to-date with those exposure locations," Dr Coleman added.

There are 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 associated with an ACT disability care sector cluster.

"Additionally, there are significant numbers of disability support workers impacted by the current COVID-19 outbreak either as close, secondary or casual contacts," Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said.

"At this stage, we understand that five disability service providers are directly affected.

"However, this number may increase," she added.

Ms Stephen-Smith said plans for how to manage a potential outbreak in these settings have been underway for many months and these "were activated as soon as the outbreak started".

The Western NSW local health district is currently treating 253 active cases of COVID-19 as the regions struggle to shut down transmission of the virus.

In the past 24 hours to 8pm, the district recorded 36 new cases of COVID-19 as the regional NSW lockdown continues.

These include 23 new cases in Dubbo, three in Wellington, one at Narromine and four in Bathurst until 8pm last night.

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Two cases have been recorded in Orange, however a further four were recorded after the 8pm cut off time.

Those additional cases in Orange will be included in tomorrow's figures.

Bourke has two and the Coonamble Shire local government area has one active case.

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NSW member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said one-third have been infectious in the community, one third in isolation and one third are in "the discovery phase".

Cases have been infectious in Narromine, Dubbo, Bathurst and Orange.

There were 3000 tests in the last 24 hours, which MP Dugald Saunders said was "significantly lower" than what health authorities wanted.

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"Those numbers of tests we really do want to see increased," Mr Saunders said.

Mr Saunders also appealed to Mudgee residents to get tested, with low numbers of testings.

Everyone is welcome for testing with or without a Medicare card.

Concerns over Sydney travellers

Western Region Commander Assistant Commissioner Geoff McKechnie said people were still travelling from Sydney to the NSW Central West and "bringing COVID-19 with them".

"If people know about these things, if you're hiring people, if you are engaging with people to do work from Sydney, you really have to have a think about it at the moment, have a plan in place and make sure that those people are actually following the rules," Assistant Commissioner McKechnie said.

"Because I can tell you now some are not and they're bringing COVID into our towns."

"There are people out there who live in our towns who could have stopped that.

"Please, have a think about it, think of what you're doing when you're accepting someone from that area into your workplace, into your home – it's just not on."

Assistant Commissioner McKechnie said police have also received complaints about caravaners.

"If you're in a caravan travelling through regional NSW at the moment, stay where you are or travel directly to your home," he said.

"If you don't, you will receive a penalty notice if you are detected."

30 people were issued with infringement notices yesterday for leaving home without a genuine reason.

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A number of cases of COVID-19 in the New Zealand cities of Auckland and Wellington have been linked to a Samoan church service, with contact tracers trying to find attendees as a "priority".

A total of 21 new cases were reported in the community on Sunday.

The latest numbers were given during a press conference by COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.

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It brings the total number of cases connected to the current outbreak in Auckland to 72.

It follows news that about 10,000 people are possible contacts of already reported cases.

Dr Bloomfield said all cases have been, or are in the process of being moved to a quarantine facility.

One of the new cases is in Wellington, while the remaining 20 are in Auckland.

The Wellington case was first reported on Saturday and added to Sunday's tally, meaning the number of cases in the capital stands at six.

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Five people are in hospital – but no one is in an intensive care unit.

Dr Bloomfield said some cases are linked to a Samoan Assembly Of God Church service held in Māngere, south Auckland on August 15.

Anyone who was at the church from 9am to 3pm is asked to self-isolate and get tested, he said.

The service is among a number of large gatherings linked to this outbreak – more than in any other outbreak.

Dr Bloomfield said it is a "priority" for contact tracing efforts.

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"What we have seen in the past is that Pacific community leaders are very good at mobilising the community to get tested," he said.

The Pacific community has the highest rate of COVID-19 testing in the country, he said.

Three of the Wellington cases had been at the church service.

Eleven of the cases are still under investigation to confirm the link to the community outbreak – but there is strong evidence that they are.

Some of these cases are Auckland University students.

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The university being a location of interest was also a concern – given a positive case had been in a dining hall, students' residence and a ball with hundreds of attendees.

Three cases of COVID-19 were also reported on Sunday in managed isolation facilities.

One arrived from Malaysia, another arrived from Singapore and a third was still having their travel history confirmed.

Mr Hipkins said there are now one million people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in New Zealand.

It comes after more than 50,000 doses of the vaccine were given on Saturday.

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"We continue to deliver incredible numbers we can be proud of."

Dr Bloomfield said the wait time following a vaccination had been changed to 15 minutes instead of 20, and he was one of the first to experience that after getting his first dose on Sunday morning.

Mr Hipkins also announced scanning in with a COVID-19 tracer app or manually signing in at locations will become mandatory in all alert levels.

This will include at locations such as cafes, restaurants, bars, casinos, aged care facilities, and courts.

He said outbreaks have shown it can be "extremely difficult" to track where confirmed cases have been if they do not have a record of their movements.

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Locations of interest would now be updated on the Ministry of Health website every two hours – unless a location needed to be published urgently.

Dr Bloomfield said there had been a glitch on Sunday morning where locations visited prior to August 7, which had been removed from the website, were reuploaded as places of interest.

These have since been removed again.

The Samoan Assembly Of God Church has been contacted for comment.

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Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as the state keeps firm control over its border with NSW.

Deputy Premier Steven Miles said up to 4pm yesterday Queensland Police intercepted 2715 vehicles at the border, 142 of whom were turned away.

Of the 142 who were turned away, 12 were essential workers who had not had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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"Our new, stricter, harsher border measures with New South Wales are working, and we are seeing a dramatic reduction in vehicles crossing the border," Mr Miles said.

"Even essential workers are not guaranteed an exemption to cross the border, they have to have had at least one vaccination."

From August 30th rideshare drivers and taxi operators in Queensland will be required to display a QR code on their vehicles.

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Passengers who use their services will be required to check in.

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