A patient with COVID-19 has died after being admitted to hospital for another serious illness. Two new cases.
There are 2 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation.
There are no new cases in the community.
New border case details
The two new cases have travelled from India via India United Arab Emirates on Feb 9th 2021.
1 previously reported case has now recovered.
The total number of active cases in New Zealand is now 45. The total number of confirmed cases is 1,972.
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,583,469.
4,683 tests were processed yesterday.
The seven-day rolling average up to yesterday is 3,886 tests processed.
Patient Update
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of a patient with COVID-19 at North Shore Hospital.
The patient was transferred from a Managed Isolation Facility into hospital-level care for the treatment of a serious non-COVID-19 related condition on 5 February. This person subsequently returned a positive result for COVID-19 following their admission. This positive result has been reported previously.
The patient spoke with family daily, either by zoom or phone.
“On behalf of New Zealanders, I want to recognise this family’s loss,” said Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
“This is a time for us all to offer our deep sympathy, while also respecting the family’s privacy.”
The death has not been included in the official COVID related deaths at this stage. The Ministry of Health will provide further information on Monday.
Historical cases
Since January 1, there have been 28 historical cases, out of a total of 162 cases. These historical cases have all been previously reported.
NZ COVID Tracer
NZ COVID Tracer now has 2,566,009 registered users.
Poster scans have reached 177,905,723. Almost 544,000 poster scans have been recorded since midday yesterday.
Users have created 7,247,069 manual diary entries.
