Greater Darwin lockdown extended by 72 hours as NT records one new case of COVID-19

Darwin and its surrounds will remain in lockdown for an extra 72 hours as a result of the growing COVID-19 outbreak linked to a gold mine in the Northern Territory. Key points: The Tanami mine cluster has now grown to seven, after a Darwin man tested positive overnight A high-risk exposure site has been identified, plus four casual contact sites and a low-risk site The lockdown in Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area has been extended until Friday The cluster has now grown to seven, after one new case was recorded since yesterday. The lockdown will remain in place for Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area until 1:00pm on Friday, NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner said. The new case was a man in his 50s who flew from the mine to Darwin on Friday last week, and tested positive overnight after being put in quarantine on Saturday night. "Right now, our biggest concern is not the test results of these people, it is the high-risk exposure site and the close contacts of the new case," Mr Gunner said.