Positive COVID-19 case update 17 December

Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet

Two new positive COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the Northern Territory in the past 24 hours.

A 2 year old male and a 16 year old female who arrived on the repatriation flight from Chennai on 15 December 2020 have tested positive for COVID-19. They remain under the care of the AUSMAT team at the NT Centre for National Resilience.

Since repatriation flights to the Northern Territory began on 23 October 2020:

· 1651 international arrivals have undertaken quarantine at the Howard Springs Centre for National Resilience

· A total of 35 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported.

The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory is 69. All cases have been related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.

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