The Ministry of Health is today confirming the results of a COVID-19 test taken yesterday in Auckland, which has returned positive today for a person currently in Katikati.
The person lives in Pukekohe and is in the process of moving to a rural area north of Katikati. Katikati is north of Tauranga and currently in alert level 2.
The test result has a high CT value usually seen in the early or late stage of infection and is under further investigation, including a repeat test.
The person has been permitted to cross the boundary in and out of Auckland as they are in the process of shifting house. As part of this, the individual has been having regular surveillance testing– at least five tests have been taken since the beginning of September,