Covid-19: 27 new community cases
There are 27 new community cases of Covid-19 - 12 in Auckland, seven in Waikato, seven in Bay of Plenty, and one in Lakes.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health said none of the 24 new cases at the border were the Omicron variant, and there were no new community cases of the variant either.
There are 44 cases in hospital (six in North Shore, 12 in Auckland, 22 in Middlemore, three in Tauranga, and one in Lakes DHB), with five cases in ICU or HDU.
Of the seven new cases in Waikato today, two are in Whitianga/Matarangi, one in Te Kuiti, one in Te Awamutu, one in Waihi, and another one's location data is still to be confirmed, and one has been initially reported as being in Papamoa.
Six of these cases have been linked to previous cases and one remains under investigation.
In Bay of Plenty, four cases are in Tauranga, two cases in Western Bay of Plenty and one case is in the Whakatāne District.
Six are contacts of previously notified cases, with the remaining still being investigated for potential links.
The new case in Rotorua is still being investigated for potential links.
The border cases today arrived from a range of countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, UAE, USA, Qatar, France, India, Canada, and Singapore.
