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Three new COVID-19 cases recorded in the NT

Three more people have tested positive to coronavirus in Howard Springs quarantine in the past 24 hours, bringing the Territory’s active case tally to 21.

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THREE people have tested positive to coronavirus in the Northern Territory in the past 24 hours.

The NT government has reported that a 11-year-old girl and a 37-year-old man who arrived on a repatriation flight from New Delhi on Saturday, April 17, and a 35-year-old man who arrived on a flight from Johannesburg on Sunday, April 11, are the latest positive cases.

The 11-year-old girl and 35-year-old man are displaying mild symptoms, while the 37-year-old is asymptomatic.

All three people are under the care of AUSMAT at the Howard Springs quarantine facility.

Since repatriation flights to the NT began on October 23, 2020, there have been 133 cases of COVID-19 in the Territory, including 92 from overseas.

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

alicia.perera@news.com.au

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