There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, both detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases.
Both cases arrived on 19 November and tested positive around day 3 of their stay in managed isolation. The first person arrived from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates and the country of origin of the second case is currently being determined.
Both people have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility. There are 52 active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 1,674. Yesterday our laboratories completed 3,274 tests for COVID-19, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 1,234,175.