• One new case of COVID-19, two recovered.

One new case of COVID-19, two recovered.

There is one new confirmed case of COVID-19 to report from managed isolation in New Zealand today.

There are no new confirmed cases in the community.

The person who has tested positive arrived from Hong Kong on 1 October and returned a positive test as part of routine testing at around day 3. They have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.

The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 1,499.

Two previously reported cases are now considered to have recovered, meaning the total number of active cases is 40.

Of these active cases, 34 are imported cases in MIQ facilities, and six are community cases.

There is no one in hospital with COVID-19 in New Zealand today.

2,834 tests for COVID-19 were processed yesterday.

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