Tennant Creek woman becomes NT's 15th COVID-19 as hospital numbers remain stable

The Northern Territory records its 15th COVID-19 death since the start of the pandemic — a Tennant Creek woman in her 70s.

A woman in her 70s has died with COVID-19, bringing the Northern Territory's coronavirus death toll to 15.

In a statement, NT Health said the woman was from Tennant Creek, had underlying health conditions and passed away at the Tennant Creek Hospital. In total, 546 new COVID-19 cases have been announced in the NT today, of which 491 came from positive rapid antigen tests . There were 342 cases recorded in the Top End region, 58 in Central Australia, 46 in East Arnhem, 12 in the Big Rivers region, 23 in the Barkly region and 65 are under investigation.

There are currently 127 patients in hospital with 16 requiring oxygen, down from 18 yesterday, and two patients in the intensive care unit.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.

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