NT records 58 COVID cases, ministers not available for press conference
The new cases have been recorded in Greater Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant CreekThe NT government has moved to a new reporting system, with Monday's cases recorded in the past 12 hours
Of that number, 20 cases are linked to overseas or international arrivals, 17 are close contacts of previous cases and there are two cases of community transmission.There are 21 people with COVID-19 in hospital in the NT, including 13 in Alice Springs, four in Tennant Creek Hospital and four patients in Royal Darwin Hospital.The 58 new cases have been recorded in Greater Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek.
No government ministers, including NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles, were available for a press conference on Monday. The update on case numbers was issued via press release, with no government ministers available for a press conference on Monday. In the statement, the NT government said it had moved to a new "24-hour reporting period" with a cut-off of 8pm on the night before for all COVID-19 updates.95 recorded in the NT on SundayThe statement said the changes were made due to "larger case numbers and the extra work this has created for contact tracing and case validation"., and did not rule out future restrictions such as a lockdown or lockout.
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