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There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation.
The Health Ministry also said that a person who had recently left the Grand Mercure MIQ facility tested positive, which is being classified as a historic case.
Of the 11 new cases, one traveled to New Zealand from Italy via Singapore on March 26, while the other 10 were all on the same flight from India via the United Arab Emirates, which arrived on March 27.
Additional tests are underway to see if the 10 cases from the same flight were related.
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A possible transmission within the Grand Mercure Hotel in Auckland is still being investigated. (File photo)
Investigations continue into transmission within the managed isolation and quarantine facilities of the Grand Mercure Hotel in Auckland, after two guests who tested positive for the virus were genomically linked.
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One of the two guests shared an exercise bus with other returnees, prompting 14 close contacts to extend their stay at MIQ until April 4.
As a result, a total of 272 returnees who left the Grand Mercure between March 10 and March 25 were asked to take the test and isolate themselves at home.
The Health Ministry said 236 of the returnees had been contacted as of 9 a.m. Monday and 235 had yielded negative results.
One person had tested positive, but the Ministry said it was classified as historical based on further testing and serology results.
The total number of returnees in the group had risen as more returnees took an exit test and isolated themselves at home until the test came back negative, the ministry said.
That step has now been lifted for anyone leaving the facility after Monday, the ministry said.
The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 86. The total number of confirmed cases is 2,137.
