Coronavirus Covid-19: latest virus figures from the Ministry of Health

The latest figures for New Zealand’s Covid-19 cases will be revealed shortly after 1pm today.

It was announced yesterday that an Air New Zealand crew member tested positive for Covid-19.

They arrived in New Zealand on December 9 on a flight from the United States.

The person tested positive as part of the required mandatory tests within 48 hours of their operation in the US.

The risk to the general public was considered low, the Health Ministry said in a statement.

Six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation were announced on Friday.

At that time, there were no community cases and the total number of New Zealand cases was 57.

Of the six new cases, five are active and one was historic:

• One case arrived in New Zealand on November 26, originating from South Africa via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. This person was examined because he was in a travel bubble with two confirmed cases and is in the Auckland quarantine facility.

One case arrived in New Zealand on December 1 from Sweden via Qatar and Australia. This person was tested because he was in a travel bubble with two confirmed cases and is in the Auckland quarantine facility.

• One case arrived in New Zealand on December 3, from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates. This person was examined because he was in a travel bubble with a confirmed case and is in the Auckland quarantine facility.

• One case arrived on December 3 from the UK via the United Arab Emirates. This person tested positive for routine tests around the third day and was transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.

• One case arrived on December 3 from the United Arab Emirates. This person was examined because he was in a travel bubble with a confirmed case and is in the Auckland quarantine facility.

• One case arrived in New Zealand on 7 December, from the UK via Singapore, and was tested on arrival because of symptoms. Serological tests revealed that this case is historical and therefore not infectious. This person is in a managed isolation and quarantine facility in Christchurch.

Starting this week, the frequency of updates has been reduced to four times a week.

New Zealand had its first confirmed case of Covid-19 on February 28, and since March 3, the Ministry of Health has provided daily updates.

Last Monday, the ministry announced that it would reduce the frequency of updates to four times a week.

Updates are now scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

No new cases have been reported in the community since November 21, when the last case linked to the Auckland Defense Forces group was reported. That person has now tested negative and there are now no active cases listed in the community.