Department of Health
An elderly gentleman from Victoria is being transferred from the Howard Springs facility today to Royal Darwin Hospital for management of a deterioration in a chronic condition.
He will be isolated throughout the admission process and immediately tested for COVID-19 infection. A further update will be provided in due course.
There were no people isolated overnight for symptoms of infection and the daily screening is currently underway.
The number of COVID-19 infections among the Diamond Princess evacuees remains at seven and all of these people have been retrieved to interstate hospitals.
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