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NT records another positive COVID-19 case at Howard Springs quarantine facility

A WOMAN in her 50s has become the latest to test positive to COVID-19 at Howard Springs

A WOMAN in her 50s is the latest to test positive to COVID-19 at Howard Springs.

The 52-year-old arrived on the recent repatriation flight from New Dehli and remains under the care of the AUSMAT team at the NT Centre for National Resilience.

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The woman is the only new case in the past 48 hours.

Since repatriation flights to the NT began on October 23, just over 1300 international arrivals have undertaken quarantine at Howard Springs and 20 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported.

On Monday, the number of active cases in the NT was 12, however by Tuesday morning this had reduced to 7.

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The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory is 54. All cases have been related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.

phillippa.butt@news.com.au

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