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Speaker 1: Just taking you across right now to NT Health's public

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Speaker 1: health physician, doctor Ashiesh your Dove. Good morning to you, doctor.

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Speaker 2: Your dove, Good morning, Katie.

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Speaker 1: Now, I understand that there are concerns at the moment

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Speaker 1: over the number of flu cases in the Northern Territory.

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Speaker 1: The latest numbers since August until mid October, there have

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Speaker 1: been one two hundred and thirty six reported cases in

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Speaker 1: the territory. Are those numbers the most accurate or where

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Speaker 1: are things at?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, as of now, until yesterday, in this whole year

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Speaker 2: twenty twenty five, you've had more than four thousand, three

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Speaker 2: hundred cases in the NT so far, and I admit

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Speaker 2: that this number of cases is much higher than what

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Speaker 2: we saw in previous years, especially after COVID, but it

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Speaker 2: is still under control and it is not an outbreak.

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Speaker 2: We did see a spike back in July, but then

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Speaker 2: since August onwards, the cases have been decreasing and the

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Speaker 2: situation is well in control.

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Speaker 1: Right. Well, that is good news that those numbers are decreasing,

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Speaker 1: doctor Dove. Can you tell us how many people have

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Speaker 1: passed away as a result of the flu in the

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Speaker 1: Northern Territory this season?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, this year we've had fourteen deaths, unfortunately, compared to

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Speaker 2: ten deaths in twenty twenty four and then thirteen deaths

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Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three. But that happens like when we

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Speaker 2: have such high number of cases. But I can ensure

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Speaker 2: that all these deaths have happened in people aged sixty

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Speaker 2: years and above, so those people are the ones who

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Speaker 2: have likely other serious illnesses going on. So yeah, none

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Speaker 2: of these, none of the deaths have been reported in

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Speaker 2: anyone less than sixty years.

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Speaker 1: Doctor Dove, what is your advice for Territorians this morning

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Speaker 1: when it comes to the flow.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, I think what we have always said is just

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Speaker 2: continue to practice basic hygiene. If you're sick, if you

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Speaker 2: have the symptoms, if you have a runny nose, tiredness, fever,

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Speaker 2: sore throat, just stay at home, stay hydrated, and take

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Speaker 2: take lee from your work. And then yeah, just sometimes

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Speaker 2: people do get do need some medication, So talk to

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Speaker 2: your GP in case you're feeling any of those symptoms.

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Speaker 1: Well, doctor Asheisha Dove, the Northern Territory Health public health physician,

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Speaker 1: I really appreciate you having a quick chat with us

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Speaker 1: this morning. It's much appreciated.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you, Katie, thank you,