The Northern Territory sees a new daily record of 117 cases of COVID-19, including a 'seriously unwell' baby, says NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles.
The Northern Territory has recorded a new daily record of 117 cases of COVID-19, including a "seriously unwell" baby, NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles says.There will be no change to current health measuresMs Fyles said there were 29 cases of community transmission, a "significant increase" from previous figures.Thirty-one cases are known close contacts of COVID-19 cases, 46 are interstate travellers, two are overseas arrivals and nine are still under investigation.
Of those, seven patients are in hospital in Alice Springs, eight are in Tennant Creek, two are in Katherine and four are at Royal Darwin Hospital.
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