NT Covid: NT records new Covid death

A man from the East Arnhem region has become the latest Covid casualty in the Northern Territory.

A MAN in his 50s from a remote East Arnhem community has become the 28th person to succumb to Covid-19 in the Northern Territory.

A statement from the NT government said he had underlying health conditions.

The man’s death was reported on Saturday, on the same day the Territory reported 386 cases.

There were 48 patients in hospital with Covid-10. eight of whom were requiring oxygen.

Two patients were in intensive care.

There were 224 cases recorded in the Top End region, 57 in Central Australia, 12 in East Arnhem, 54 in the Big Rivers region, 6 in the Barkly region and 33 are under investigation.

NT records one new Covid death

A woman from the West Arnhem region has become the latest Covid casualty in the Northern Territory.

The woman in her 50s had underlying health conditions.

There have now been 27 Covid deaths recorded in the NT since the start of the pandemic.

Meanwhile the number of new cases have risen slightly again to 660, with 437 positive results coming from a Rapid Antigen Test.

There were 326 cases recorded in the Top End region, 85 in Central Australia, 47 in East Arnhem, 104 in the Big Rivers region, 27 in the Barkly region and 71 are under investigation.

There are currently 48 patients in hospital, with eight people requiring oxygen and two patients in ICU.

The number of active cases in the NT is 3677.

NT records three new Covid deaths

The NT has reported three new deaths of Covid-19 bringing the total Covid death toll in the jurisdiction to 26.

A woman in her 70s, with underlying health conditions passed away at Alice Springs Hospital.

A man in his 60s from a remote community in the East Arnhem region passed away with underlying health conditions.

And a woman in her 60s from Darwin, also with underlying health conditions, passed away at Royal Darwin Hospital.

There have now been 26 Covid related deaths recorded in the NT since the start of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, the number of new Covid cases dipped to 559, with 495 being positive results from a Rapid Antigen Test.

There are currently 48 patients in hospital, with 10 people requiring oxygen and two people in ICU.

The number of active cases in the NT is 3833.

Northern Land Council biosecurity zones to end

THE Northern Land Council biosecurity zones, that have slowed the spread of Covid in communities, are set to end on Friday.

The zones restricted movement between communities for non-essential workers and have been in place since February 3.

But with Covid restrictions largely coming to end over the past week the Commonwealth and NT governments decided not to extend the zones.

Northern Land Council chairman Samuel Bush-Blanasi said the zones had done their job to slow down the spread of Covid.

The biosecurity zones will officially come to an end at 11.59pm on Thursday.

“Traditional owners and community members wanted to slow down the spread of Covid out bush and give everyone the chance to get their second and third jabs,” Mr Bush-Blanasi said.

“The Biosecurity Zones helped slow things down. They’ve done their job.

“We need to prepare for the next wave because COVID is not going away. That means everyone getting all their jabs and making sure our kids from 5 years old and up also get fully vaccinated.”

NLC chief executive Joe Martin-Jard said the change means non-essential workers travelling into and out of biosecurity zones will no longer need a permit.

“I would like to thank everyone who has helped implement the Biosecurity Zones, in particular Larrakia Nation in Darwin and the Aboriginal community controlled and government health services across the Top End,” he said.

MARCH 3, 2022 - Two more deaths, 624 new cases

TWO more Covid deaths have been recorded in the Territory, as the number of new infections have spiked.

It comes as the Chief Minister announced changes to the restrictions on masks and check-in requirments.

624 new cases were recorded in the NT overnight, and two people remain in ICU.

76 people are in hospital, down from 100 at the start of the week.

Mr Gunner also revealed that of the 26 deaths due to Covid, just three were triple vaccinated.

They all had serious underlying conditions at the time of death, he said.

SEARCH WHERE THE NEW INFECTIONS WERE REPORTED

THE Northern Territory recorded fewer than 400 Covid cases for the second consecutive day.

There were 392 new Covid cases recorded in the Northern Territory in the 24-hours to 8pm on February 27, with no new fatalities reported.

Of those, 270 were in the Top End, 64 in Central Australia, 15 in East Arnhem, 11 in Big Rivers, four in the Barkly and 28 under investigation.

There were 96 people in hospital compared with 101 the previous day. Of those, 17 require oxygen and four are in ICU. The overall caseload fell from 4650 on Saturday to 4397 on Sunday.

The Territory has 21 Covid-related deaths.