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Covid Update 17 February

NT Government

There were 1,045 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the NT in the 24 hours to 8pm on 16 February 2022. Of these, 939 were positive cases from a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT).

There were 531 cases recorded in the Top End region, 170 in Central Australia, 103 in East Arnhem, 53 in the Big Rivers region, 45 in the Barkly region and 143 are under investigation.

There are currently 137 patients in hospital, with 21 patients requiring oxygen. There is one patient in ICU.

The number of active cases in the NT is about 6,977

Public health measures

To slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community and reduce the rate of transmission, the following public health measures are in place across the NT:

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