Territory records five more positive cases of coronavirus among repatriated Australians flown into Darwin

THE NT has registered five more cases of coronavirus with the new positive tests being recorded among repatriated Australians flown into Darwin from overseas

Repatriation flight Qantas QF110 touches down in Darwin from London on October 23. Picture: Lisa McTiernan

• Children among four new Covid-19 cases in the NT

THE NT has registered five more cases of coronavirus with all the new positive tests being recorded among newly repatriated Australians flying into Darwin from overseas.

All patients were from the Howard Springs quaratine facility and remain under the care of the AUSMAT team at the Centre for National Resilience.

Since repatriation flights to the Northern Territory began on October 23 into Darwin 829 international arrivals have undertaken quarantine at the Howard Springs Centre for National Resilience.

A total of 13 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported among the once stranded Australians.

All of the five new cases relate to repatriation flights into Darwin from London and Delhi.

The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory now stand at 47.

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All cases have been related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.

Originally published as Territory records five more positive cases of coronavirus among repatriated Australians flown into Darwin