All COVID-19 cases diagnosed in the NT now recovered; two Defence Force personnel still being treated here
THE Northern Territory only has two active COVID-19 cases remaining - the two Defence Force personnel who were diagnosed in the Middle East. All 28 cases that were originally diagnosed in the Territory have now recovered.
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THE Northern Territory only has two active COVID-19 cases remaining after one more person recovered overnight.
Heath Minister Natasha Fyles said the NT’s two remaining active cases were Australian Defence Force personnel who arrived in Darwin after being diagnosed in the Middle East last week.
It means all 28 cases that were originally diagnosed in the Territory have now recovered.
The remaining two patients are being cared for by the Top End Health Service, though where exactly has not been specified.
The specifics around where in Australia the two Defence Force personnel who are being treated in the Territory are originally from have also not yet been released.
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The latest recovery brings NT’s total number of recovered coronavirus cases to 28.
The Territory has conducted 5003 tests so far.