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Update on Wednesday’s three community cases
The Health Ministry says it continues to track, contact and test close contacts of the three community cases reported Wednesday. These are the cases related to the Christchurch-Auckland charter flight in which a recent positive returnee flew.
“All but one passenger on the charter flight from Christchurch to Auckland has been screened.
“Of those evaluated, all the results are negative, including the result of a pending test yesterday [Saturday] which was negative today. “
On Thursday, the Ministry revealed several locations in the center of the North Island that the family visited during a trip there before testing positive.
“There are currently a total of 44 close contacts associated with these cases: 36 have tested negative and the remainder have been or are in the process of being evaluated. All are now self-isolating.”
“The only close contacts who still have pending results are in Auckland.”
Exposure notices will continue to be issued through the COVID Tracer app when applicable, the ministry says.
“Anyone who receives an app notification stating that they have visited a place of interest should be aware of their health and get tested for symptoms.”
