Two three-year-olds diagnosed with COVID-19 overnight

FOUR people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the Territory, including two children

TWO three-year-old children are among four people diagnosed with COVID-19 overnight.

A statement from the Department of the Chief Minister said the four cases were all passengers were repatriated from Dehli on Tuesday.

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The cases are a 31-year-old man, 82-year-old woman and two three-year-old children. It is understood one of these children - a girl - is related to a 31-year-old woman diagnosed with COVID-19 on October 28.

The statement said all patients were well and would remain at the Centre for National Resilience Howard Springs under the medical care of AUSMAT.

“The group of Australians arriving in Darwin from overseas are a known higher risk group. As a result, it is expected that between five and 10 per cent of all passengers could test positive for COVID-19,” the statement said.

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The youngest person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in the Northern Territory was a child under two-years-old on April 5, who was the third person in her family to become infected.

The total number of cases recorded in the Northern Territory is 39. All cases have been related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.

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Originally published as Two three-year-olds diagnosed with COVID-19 overnight