Four new cases, including a baby, test positive to COVID-19 at Howard Springs
Four new cases of COVID-19, all in returned travellers from India, have tested positive at the Howard Springs quarantine facility.
Northern Territory
Don't miss out on the headlines from Northern Territory. Followed categories will be added to My News.
FOUR new cases of COVID-19, all off repatriation flights from India, have been confirmed on Thursday.
It takes the total number of active cases in Howard Springs to 28, another new high.
The four new cases are all women, including a baby aged less than one, with the other three aged four, 26 and 33.
There are currently 28 active cases of COVID-19 in the NT, all but two of which are from Indian repatriation flights.
The NT has the third most active cases of any state and territory, after New South Wales and Western Australia.
All arrived off a repatriation flight from the Indian city of Chennai on April 15.
Three of the cases are family members of a reported case of COVID-19.
“Both children are asymptomatic, while the 26 and 33 year olds are displaying mild symptoms,” a NT government statement said.
“All are under the care of the AUSMAT team at the NT Centre for National Resilience,” it said.
It comes amid growing fears over increasing COVID-19 cases coming into the Northern Territory from the subcontinent.
The NT News understands national cabinet will discuss whether to continue repatriation flights from India on Thursday.
Originally published as Four new cases, including a baby, test positive to COVID-19 at Howard Springs
Mental health flags for woman who allegedly stabbed three people on bus
A young woman who allegedly stabbed three people with scissors amid a mental health crisis could be locked up in the hospital, rather than a prison cell, amid urgent local court battle.
Serious fire which threatened Alice Springs suburb ‘under investigation’
Authorities say a grass fire which threatened residents and homes in an Alice Springs suburb is now ‘under investigation’. Read the latest.