• Six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation

Six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation

There are six new cases of Covid-19 to report in managed isolation since January 3.

Of the new cases, two arrived from the United Kingdom, one from the United States, one from Switzerland, one from South Africa and one from India.

Of the new border cases:
· One case arrived on January 2 from the United Kingdom via Qatar and Australia. This person tested positive on day 0/1 of routine testing and is in the Auckland quarantine facility.
· One case arrived on December 31 from the United States of America. This person tested positive during routine testing around day 3 and is in a Christchurch quarantine facility.
· One case arrived on December 29 from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates and tested positive at day six. This person is in the Auckland quarantine facility.
· One case arrived on December 27 from Switzerland via the United Arab Emirates and tested positive at day six. This person is in the Auckland quarantine facility.
· One case arrived on December 22 from South Africa via Qatar. This person tested positive at routine testing around day 12 and is in the Auckland quarantine facility.
· One case arrived on December 19 from India via the United Arab Emirates. This person was a close contact of a confirmed case and tested positive at day 15. They are in the Auckland quarantine facility.

The Ministry of Health said there are a range of reasons why a person may receive additional tests outside the routine testing. For example, if they are symptomatic, a potential contact of a case, or travelling within a travel bubble of a confirmed case.

Sixteen previously reported cases have now recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 61 and the total number of confirmed cases is 1,830.

The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date to 1,419,361.

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