The Northern Territory has recorded zero new local COVID-19 cases overnight.
Chief Minister Michael Gunner today said more than 2,500 tests have come back negative in the past 24 hours.
"It's negative, in all the right areas," Mr Gunner said.
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"There's been a significant amount of work to reclassify close contacts and casual contacts to really hone in on that 17 hour period.
Mr Gunner said of 37, close contacts of existing cases had been identified, 26 of which returned negative tests and 11 are pending.
"So 900 results taken total in Alice Springs, but the ones that we're also concentrating on are those close contacts 37 Negative, 11 pending - that's a good sign," he said.
The Chief Minister added close contacts of a case who had visited the Buff Club, a key exposure site had also returned negative results.
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Greater Darwin and Alice Springs are no longer under stay-at-home orders.
As of 1pm Friday restrictions lifted but a number of rules including the use of masks remain in place.
There are currently 10 active cases in the NT.
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