Three new imported cases, one recovery
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report from managed isolation in New Zealand today.
There is also a historic imported case bringing today’s total to three.
There are no new cases in the community.
One case reported today arrived from Ireland via Dubai on September 29. The person had been in managed isolation at the Sudima in Rotorua and tested positive after developing symptoms. The person has now been transferred to Auckland’s quarantine facility.
The second case arrived from Hong Kong on October 3. The person had been staying in managed isolation at the Holiday Inn in Auckland and has been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility upon returning a positive test result from their routine test around day 3 of their stay.
The third case is a historic case that is regarded as an old infection and the person is no longer infectious. The person arrived from India on August 27, tested negative on their routine tests around day three and day 12 and completed managed isolation on September 11. The person was retested as part of the follow-up to the Christchurch returnee cases and returned a weakly positive result. This is assessed as a historic case. The person was in self-isolation until the investigation by public health was concluded.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 1,508.
One case is now considered to have recovered.
The total number of active cases is now 39 - all imported cases.
There are no active community cases of COVID-19.
One person remains on a ward in Middlemore hospital with COVID-19 today.
