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Calls for South Auckland residents to search for evidence of Covid-19 fell on deaf ears, despite two deaths in the community.
Two people from the Auckland Covid cluster died from the virus in as many days, the 23rd and 24th deaths from Covid-19 in New Zealand, prompting community leaders to ask people in the area to take action. the proof.
But on Saturday, the test stations were deserted.
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister Joe Williams lost his battle with the virus on Saturday morning, while another man, in his 50s, died at Middlemore Hospital on Friday.
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Manukau District Councilor Alf Filipaina said Friday the death made the outbreak feel very close to home, and he hoped it would “wake people up” to the severity of the virus.
“It’s an incredibly sad time,” he said.
“Although I hope something good can come out of it, in the sense that it wakes people up a bit. We have to go and get tested, especially in South Auckland. Go and get tested. “
The appeals from the Philippines were echoed by the president of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board, Lotu Fuli.
But in Ōtara, shortly after 3pm, doctors and nurses in full PPE could be seen standing without a single car parked at the numerous stations located across the parking lot.
Several other places in the region, including Māngere and Manurewa, were also quiet with only a handful of people choosing to take the test.
Auckland residents were for the most part busy licking the loosening restrictions during the first weekend of alert level “2.5”.
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Manukau District Councilor Alf Filipaina wants South Auckland residents to get tested for Covid-19 after a man died at Middlemore Hospital.
Nationwide, 9,470 tests were completed on Friday, 521 fewer than at the same time last week.
And there were three new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand on Saturday, two community-transmitted and one imported case.
The two community cases were linked to the larger August Auckland cluster. One is a close contact with the Americold Household subgroup, and the other is a close contact from a confirmed case linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Church subgroup.
The only imported case was a young child linked to a previously identified case. They arrived from India on August 23.
The total active of Covid-19 is 112.
