Only 10 COVID-19 cases still being cared for by Top End Health
THERE are now only 10 patients with COVID-19 still being cared for by Top End Health in Royal Darwin Hospital and the Howard Springs facility
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THERE are now only 10 patients with COVID-19 still being cared for by Top End Health in Royal Darwin Hospital and the Howard Springs facility.
Health authorities confirmed that 17 of the NT’s 28 coronavirus cases had recovered as of last night.
There are 10 infected patients still being monitored by health staff at RDH and in the Howard Springs quarantine facility.
One coronavirus patient also remains in hospital in Alice Springs.
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An NT Health spokeswoman said none of the remaining 11 NT patients were being kept in the Intensive Care Unit as of last night.
“Decisions on where people awaiting results for, or testing positive to, COVID-19 are accommodated are made by clinicians to best suit people’s individual circumstances,” she said.
“This includes the Howard Spring facility and the Ross Facility in Alice Springs.
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“Due to patient privacy, we cannot provide further details on individual’s treatment and progress.”
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