Returned traveller tests positive 12 November

Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet

A 32 year old female who arrived on the repatriation flight from London on Sunday 8 November 2020 has tested positive for COVID-19 while in quarantine at the Howard Springs Centre for National Resilience.

The woman tested negative upon arrival but has since tested positive after being a close contact of a previously reported case.

The woman has mild symptoms and remains under the care of the AUSMAT team at the Centre for National Resilience.

The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory is 42. All cases have been related to international or interstate travel, with no cases of community transmission.

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