More COVID-19 cases recorded in the NT from repatriation flights

Four more cases of coronavirus has been recorded in the NT in the past 24 hours

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FOUR more cases of coronavirus has been recorded in the NT in the past 24 hours.

One man, aged 60, who arrived on the repatriation flight from Chennai on April 15 has tested positive while a girl, aged 8, and a boy, aged 11 and a man aged, 38 who all arrived on the repatriation flight from New Delhi on April 17 have tested positive for COVID-19.

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All four cases are displaying mild symptoms.

All are under the care of the AUSMAT team at the NT Centre for National Resilience at Howard Springs.

Since repatriation flights to the Northern Territory began on October 23 2020, 6668 international arrivals have undertaken quarantine at the Howard Springs Centre for National Resilience.

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A total of 83 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported from international repatriation.

The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory is 124.

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

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