Two new imported cases of COVID-19.
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report from managed isolation in New Zealand today.
There are no new cases in the community.
The first imported case arrived on October 9 from India via Dubai and was taken to a managed isolation facility in Hamilton. They tested positive as part of routine day 3 testing and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The second imported case arrived on October 12 from San Francisco, USA, and was taken to a managed isolation facility in Christchurch. They were tested after displaying symptoms of COVID-19.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 1,520.
The new total number of active cases is 42 – all imported cases.
There are no active community cases of COVID-19.
5,196 tests for COVID-19 were processed yesterday.
