NT down to zero active COVID-19 cases
THE Northern Territory officially has zero active cases of COVID-19 after a man and woman returned their second negative tests at Royal Darwin Hospital today
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THE Northern Territory officially has zero active cases of COVID-19 after a man and woman returned their second negative tests at Royal Darwin Hospital today.
A NT Health spokeswoman confirmed that a couple under care at the RDH had recently been deemed medically cleared of COVID-19.
The man first tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to the NT with his family from Melbourne on Friday, July 31.
His partner tested also tested positive a day later.
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The family, with permission from the NT Department of Health, had travelled to Victoria so their child could receive essential medical care.
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