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Currently, there are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, according to the Ministry of Health.
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However, a case of managed isolation, which was further investigated yesterday, has been reclassified as a confirmed case that has now recovered.
Three other previously reported coronavirus cases have also been recovered, and the total number of active cases is now 70.
All tests of the international fishing crew have been completed as of their tests on day six, with no additional positive results.
There have now been 1,579 confirmed cases in New Zealand.
This comes after 11 new cases of Covid-19 occurred yesterday in the country, all in isolation.
Nearly 3,600 tests for Covid-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 1.06 million tests completed since the pandemic began.
Today’s announcement was provided through a written statement as there was no press conference scheduled for this afternoon.
Seven community testing centers are open in Auckland over the long weekend as health officials closely monitor testing capacity.
There are now more than 2.3 million users on the Ministry of Health’s Covid-19 tracking app who have logged more than 98 million QR registration code scans.
An earlier version of this story said there was a new case in isolation managed today, however this was incorrect.