There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.
There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update on Friday.
A previously reported case, from 8 July, has been reclassified to ‘under investigation’ and has been removed from our active cases tally. As a result, the number of active cases in New Zealand has only gone up by two. It is now 34.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 85 historical cases, out of a total of 595 cases.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,411.
Arrival date | From | Via | Positive test day/reason | Managed isolation/quarantine location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7 July | United Kingdom | United Arab Emirates | Day 3 / routine | Auckland |
8 July | Malaysia | Singapore | Day 1 / routine | Auckland |
9 July | Russia | United Arab Emirates | Day 3 / routine | Auckland |
Update on the Viking Bay
The All of Government response to the fishing vessel the Viking Bay is currently putting in place a plan to appropriately manage the ship’s return to New Zealand.
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