A man in his 60s has returned a weak positive result for COVID-19 in the Northern Territory; a jurisdiction that has not had a new case since August 1.
The man was quarantining in the Howard Springs facility but has since been taken to Royal Darwin Hospital where he remains in isolation.
“He was not displaying symptoms of COVID and this test result picked up that low level which is residual from the previous virus.” “What that means is it took a number of cycles to replicate for it to turn positive. We’ve seen this around the country.
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