New Covid case in the Northern Territory an ADF employee

THERE has been one new case of Covid in the Territory — an ADF employee.

THERE has been one new case of Covid in the Territory — an ADF employee.

The man has been at Bladin Point and is unlinked to the Darwin-Katherine cluster, Health Minister Natasha Fyles said in a press conference.

“We remain confident that we are on top of this cluster,” Ms Fyles said.

“There is no need to be alarmed.”

Darwin continues to be negative for any traces of Covid-19 in the wastewater testing, however authorities are concerned about new positive results some Katherine wastewater.

“There’s no need for residents to be alarmed but they do need to be very careful around their personal health,” Ms Fyles said.

She said the government was not planning any further restrictions in the Katherine region.

“Testing remains really important,” Ms Fyles said, noting there had been close to 2500 tests completed in the past 24 hours.

All 12 of the close contacts from the Katherine region will be retested on Wednesday.

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