Health authorities in the Northern Territory have reported three more COVID-related deaths, the equal highest number to be reported in the Territory in a single day.
There have now been 19 COVID-related deaths in the NT since the start of the pandemic.
In a statement, the NT government said a man in his 70s from Darwin had died at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) on Wednesday.
It also said the office of the Chief Health Officer had reviewed two other deaths to determine whether COVID-19 was a contributing factor, with both confirmed as COVID-related this morning.
A man in his 60s from a remote community in WA died at RDH on Friday, February 18.
The second death was a woman in her 60s from a remote central Australia community, who died at the Alice Springs Hospital on Thursday, February 17.
The statement said all three people had "underlying health conditions".
Authorities said there are now 108 people in Territory hospitals with COVID-19, a drop on Wednesday's number of 131.
Of those, 23 are requiring oxygen and seven are in ICU.
Both of those figures have risen since Wednesday, when there were 11 patients receiving oxygen and four in ICU.
The statement said there were 757 new COVID-19 cases reported in the 24 hours up to 8pm on Wednesday, including 698 that were recorded from rapid antigen tests.
Of those cases, there were 458 recorded in the Top End, 142 in Central Australia, 39 in East Arnhem, 34 in Big Rivers, 28 in the Barky, while 56 cases are still under investigation.
There are currently 5,275 active cases in the NT.
An indoor mask mandate remains in place across the Territory.
NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner this week signalled the measure would likely be lifted "sooner rather than later", with check-in requirements also being reviewed.
A vaccine passport is also in place across the NT.
