There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today; two community cases and two cases in managed isolation.
The two community cases are household contacts of the case reported yesterday, which is not connected to the Auckland cluster.
The case reported yesterday is a recent returnee who arrived in New Zealand from India on August 27 and completed managed isolation, returning two negative tests at the facility in Christchurch before returning home to Auckland on September 11.
The case reported yesterday was tested after developing symptoms on September 16, and returned a positive result. He and his household contacts self-isolated when he developed symptoms.