There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are five new cases of COVID-19 to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities, since the Ministry’s last update yesterday.
In addition, 16 cases were reported on the Playa Zahara fishing vessel by the Ministry this morning. These crew members are not being counted in today’s cases tally.
One previously reported case has now recovered, while another previously reported case has now been reclassified as ‘under investigation.’ The number of active cases in New Zealand is now 45.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 93 historical cases, out of a total of 622 cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is