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Six new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in New Zealand managed isolation facilities since Friday.
A stock image of the actual SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as coronavirus 2019/20, under an electron microscope. Source: Wikimedia Commons / NIAID-RML
There are no new cases of Covid-19 to report in the community, the Ministry of Health confirmed in a statement.
A case announced today arrived on December 8 from South Africa. They tested positive for routine tests around day 12 and were transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The second case arrived on December 8 from Australia. They also tested positive for routine tests around the 12th and were transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The third case arrived on December 10 from the United States and tested positive around the seventh day of his stay in controlled isolation. They were tested as a close contact of an existing case in managed isolation. They are in quarantine at a Christchurch facility.
The fourth and fifth cases arrived on December 15 from the Netherlands, via Qatar and Australia. Both tested positive on the routine test on day 3 and were transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The sixth case arrived on December 15 from South Africa. This case came back positive during routine tests around day 3. They were transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
Two previously reported cases are now considered recovered, bringing the total number of active cases in New Zealand to 55.
The total number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is 1,760.
The total number of evidence processed to date amounts to 1,371,889.
Sydney Avalon Cluster
The Health Ministry said it was “closely monitoring” Covid-19 case numbers in New South Wales.
It comes as the beaches of northern Sydney were closed again yesterday afternoon as authorities try to control a new outbreak of the virus.
Earlier yesterday, NSW Health reported another 23 Covid-19 cases as part of the “Avalon group.”
The Health Ministry said its officials are in regular contact with Australian officials.
New South Wales is also implementing new measures for international aircrew. The New Zealand Ministry of Health said they would continue to regularly test aircrew and require them to remain in a managed isolation facility while in New Zealand.
The NZ COVID Tracer app now has 2,413,200 registered users.
141,573,848 posters have been scanned and users have created 5,702,738 manual journal entries.
Today’s information was provided for the past two days as the Ministry of Health is reducing the frequency of its updates. The next Covid-19 update is scheduled for tomorrow at 1 pm
