Two new imported cases of COVID-19, one recovery.
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 7 October from Bangladesh, via Brisbane and Doha. The person was taken to a managed isolation facility in Hamilton and tested positive as part of routine day 3 testing. Following their positive result, they have now been transferred to Auckland's quarantine facility.
The second case arrived on 9 October from London, 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 Auckland's quarantine facility.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 1,518.
There is one additional recovered case to report today.
The total number of active cases is 40 – all imported cases.
There are no active community cases of COVID-19.
5,850 tests for COVID-19 were processed yesterday.
