There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand since our last media statement yesterday.
One previously reported case has now recovered. In addition, yesterday’s confirmed case in managed isolation has been reclassified to ‘under investigation’ as a possible historical case.
“We sometimes refer to cases as being under investigation when we are waiting on repeat PCR and or serology results. If they are reclassified as historical, we will also be determining whether they may have already been counted overseas.
“Our approach is that these cases stay under investigation until we can confirm their status,” says Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
The total number of active cases in New Zealand remains at 69. Our total number of confirmed cases is 1,947.
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,535,292.
The seven-day rolling average up to yesterday is 6,483 tests processed.
On Sunday our laboratories processed 3,017 tests.
Community testing in Auckland
It’s Auckland Anniversary day today and four regional community testing centres remain open in Northcote, Balmoral, Henderson and Otara.
“I note the demand for testing has settled but local health authorities are continuing to monitor the situation and ready to deploy pop-up testing centres quickly if needed,” says Dr Bloomfield.
