Media Release

Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet No new NT community COVID-19 cases, two positive international cases

22 September 2021

Two people who arrived in the Northern Territory on international repatriation flights have tested positive to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours while in quarantine at the Centre for National Resilience.

A 51-year-old male who arrived on the repatriation flight from Denpasar on 18 September 2021 tested positive for COVID-19. He has mild symptoms and is under the care of NT Health at the NT Centre for National Resilience.

A two-year-old female child who arrived on the repatriation flight from Pakistan on 17 September 2021 has tested positive for COVID-19. She is asymptomatic and is under the care of NT Health at the NT Centre for National Resilience.

The total number of cases diagnosed in the Northern Territory is 209.

UPDATE ON CLOSE + CASUAL CONTACTS

In addition, no new community cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in the Northern Territory, following the positive case who travelled to Darwin from Newcastle via Brisbane on 17 September 2021.

All 21 close contacts have returned negative COVID-19 test results and will complete 14 days of mandatory quarantine.

All 111 casual contacts have been contacted and directed to self-isolate immediately at a suitable place and get tested for COVID-19. Of those, four have travelled interstate and have been referred to the relevant state or territory public health authority.

As at 10:00am today, 63 casual contacts have returned a negative result, with remaining test results expected imminently. Identified casual contacts are required to remain in isolation until a negative test is returned.

Following the completion of contact tracing investigations, the initial number of close contacts was reduced from 24 to 21. These numbers were also initially captured as casual contacts, hence the total number of causal contacts remains at 111.

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