There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today.
There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in recent returnees, and also one historical case, in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry’s last update on Friday.
Since Friday, 12 previously reported cases have now recovered.
In addition, a previously reported case from Thursday has been reclassified to ‘under investigation’ and a previously reported case from Friday has been reclassified to ‘not a case.’
Both of these have been removed from our confirmed cases tally.
The number of active cases in New Zealand is 36.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,517.
| Arrival date | From | Via | Positive test day/reason | Managed isolation / quarantine location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July | United Arab Emirates | Malaysia | Day 15 / contact of a case | Auckland |
| 17 July | United Kingdom | Singapore | Day 12 / routine * | Auckland |
| 26 July | United Kingdom | UAE / Malaysia | Day 3 routine | Christchurch |
| 30 July | Full travel history to be confirmed | Qatar / Australia | Day 1 / routine | Auckland |
*Day 12 cases are routinely investigated as a check against possible transmission within the facility. In this case, the person remains asymptomatic and there is no evidence of in-facility transmission following investigations to date.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 109 historical cases, out of a total of 700 cases.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two.
| Arrival date | From | Via | Postive test day/reason | Managed isolation / quarantine location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July | Serbia and Montenegro | United Arab Emirates / Malaysia | Day 12 / contact of a case | Auckland |
Queensland update
As we reported last night, the Ministry is urging anyone who has travelled back to New Zealand from Queensland since last Monday (26 July) to carefully check locations of interest on the Queensland Health website.
This follows Queensland’s decision yesterday to enter a three day lockdown in parts of the Australian state.
Quarantine Free Travel with Australia was suspended last Friday (23 July) however since then there have been managed return flights from the state.
