Watch Live: Dr Ashley Bloomfield gives update on Covid-19 cases
There are no new COVID-19 cases to report in the community, but six new cases in managed isolation.
No previously reported cases have recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 68 and the total number of confirmed cases is 2,033.
Since January 1, there have now been 37 historical cases, out of a total of 223 cases.
One previously reported historical case has been reclassified as Not a Case as they have been reported and counted as a case in another country.
Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, provides an update on Covid-19 cases in the country.
Testing update
On Wednesday, 14,671 tests were processed. More than 68,000 tests have been processed in the last week, with a seven-day rolling average up to yesterday of 9,721 tests processed.
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,751,605.
There are 11 community testing centres open in Auckland today; seven of these are in South and East Auckland. The centres are in Takanini, Wiri, Mangere, Otara, Pakuranga, Balmoral, New Lynn, Henderson, Northcote, with pop-up testing centres at Kohuora Park in Papatoetoe and Barry Curtis Park in Flat Bush.
There will also be a pop-up testing station at Ngâ Whare Waatea Marae in Mangere tomorrow. The Auckland DHBs are working with Turuki Healthcare there.
Community testing centres are reporting steady demand. GP and urgent care clinics are also available to carry out COVID-19 tests. COVID-19 tests are free wherever you go.
For up-to-date information on testing locations in Auckland visit www.arphs.health.nz/covid19test, for all testing locations nationwide visit www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/.
"Remember the most important thing people in Auckland should be doing at Alert Level 3 is staying home. Please don’t get a test if you are well, or if you weren’t at one of the locations of interest at the stated times unless you have been advised to by public health teams," The Ministry of Health said.
"As always, anywhere you are in the country, if you have symptoms please stay home and call Healthline (0800 358 5453) for advice."
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