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There are four new Covid-19 cases to report today, all of which are in controlled isolation or quarantine, and one landmark case.
Today marks exactly three weeks since the last case of Covid-19 transmitted by the community was registered in the country.
The four new cases are all international arrivals who tested positive during their stay in isolation.
The historical case is that of a person who completed isolation after arriving from the United States in September.
They had returned two negative tests for Covid-19 while in the managed isolation facility and were asymptomatic before becoming ill this week.
“They were subsequently tested for Covid-19, which gave a weak positive result, indicating an old infection,” says the Ministry of Health.
Additional tests confirmed that it was a historical infection.
“No further steps are required to limit the risk to the community,” says the Ministry of Health.
There are currently 46 active cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, all in isolation, up from 42 yesterday.
The total number of confirmed cases in New Zealand so far is 1,524; that number is reported to the World Health Organization.
5,078 Covid-19 tests were processed yesterday, bringing the total number of tests completed in New Zealand to 1,021,931.
