• Covid-19: 98 community cases

Covid-19: 98 community cases

There are 98 new community Covid-19 cases today - in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, and Nelson-Tasman.

There are no new cases to report in Lakes, Hawke’s Bay, MidCentral, Whanganui or Canterbury.

There is also a border case currently under investigation in the Southern DHB area, the Ministry of Health has revealed. 

This person returned an initial weak positive test and a second test has returned a negative result.

Public health staff are currently awaiting serology results for the person.

"Out of an abundance of caution, the Ministry of Health has published one location of interest." 

"We would like to remind people of the importance of getting a test, especially if you were at or around the location of interest at the time or generally if you have any symptoms, no matter how mild they may be."

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