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Tim Dornin

NT health minister has COVID-19

NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles and her eldest son have tested positive for COVID-19 . (AAP)

The Northern Territory has reported 831 new cases of COVID-19 as the government's health minister revealed she had also contracted the virus.

SecureNT said the number of cases reported on Sunday had also increased from 867 to 922 with the inclusion of more rapid antigen test results.

There are 156 people in hospital with three people in intensive care.

The number of active cases is now about 7370.

Earlier on Monday, Health Minister Natasha Fyles confirmed both she and her eldest son had tested positive over the weekend.

"The usual covid symptoms of aches, fever, sore throat and a sniffle but all very mild," she said in a Facebook post.

"I'll be resting but also keeping in touch with team remotely."

Also on Monday, officials confirmed the lock-in at Lajamanu, south of Darwin, would be lifted at 5pm with no remaining restrictions on the movement of people in and out of the community.

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