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As of Tuesday morning, health officials have identified 51 close contacts of the Tokoroa health professional who tested positive for COVID-19. Of them, 48 have already been contacted. They have been tested and tested negative, or are self-insulating and awaiting a test. The team continues to follow up on the three remaining close contacts.
There are 123 people linked to the community group who have been transferred to Auckland’s quarantine facility, the Jet Park Hotel, including 79 who have tested positive for COVID-19 and their household contacts.
Currently, ten people are hospitalized with COVID-19. Two are at Auckland City Hospital, three are at Middlemore Hospital, three are at North Shore Hospital, and two are at Waikato Hospital. Eight people are in a ward and two are in ICU, one in Middlemore and one in Waikato.
As of Tuesday, another 13 people are considered to have recovered from the virus, all of whom were community cases.
The total number of active cases from New Zealand is now 132. Of these, 33 are imported cases at MIQ facilities and 99 were found in the community.
It brings the total number of confirmed cases to 1401, which is the number reported to the World Health Organization.
On Monday, the labs processed 8,599 tests, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 766,626.
NZ COVID Tracer App
The NZ COVID Tracer app reached a “significant milestone” on Tuesday, the ministry said, registering more than two million registered users, which is equivalent to half the population aged 15 and over.
On average, there have been more than 1.7 million app-linked QR code scans per day in the last week.
“This uptake is fantastic. The more people get into the habit of tracking their movements, the easier it will be to trace contacts,” the statement said.
The ministry continues to receive several thousand requests for QR codes each day as transport operators work to put up their posters before September 3, the day their display becomes mandatory.
