Positive COVID-19 Case Update 23 May

One new positive COVID-19 case has been recorded in the Northern Territory in the past 24 hours.

A 19-year-old male US Marine who arrived into the Northern Territory on 9 May 2021, has tested positive for COVID-19.

The patient is asymptomatic and is under the care of the NT Health at the NT Centre for National Resilience.

The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory is 172. All cases have been related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.

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