Covid-19: 79 new community cases
There are 79 new community cases - 75 in Auckland, 4 in Waikato.
As at 10am, 46 of these cases are linked - including 24 household contacts - and 33 remain unlinked, with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the outbreak.
There has been a decrease in hospitalisation from Covid-19 following a number of discharges over the weekend. There are currently 37 people in hospital - four of these are in ICU.
This reflects some instances where individuals were identified as having COVID-19 when presenting for other issues and were admitted for a short period while their other issues were managed.
The average age of hospitalisations in the current outbreak is 45 years, however over the past fortnight the average age of hospitalisations is 38. This reflects a trend of younger hospitalisations overall, with only six percent of the 372 hospital admissions in this outbreak being amongst the 65 and over age group.
Auckland public health officials continue to urge residents of the North Shore suburbs of Redvale and Rosedale to get tested as soon as possible if they have even mild symptoms of COVID-19, even if they are vaccinated.
This follows high positivity rates of more than 6 percent in Redvale and 3.8 percent in Rosedale.
This testing will help to provide assurance that any undetected spread of COVID-19 in these communities is identified as quickly as possible.
New Lynn and Bayswater are no longer specific areas of concern however residents in these areas are urged to be vigilant for symptoms and get tested no matter how mild.
