Three positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Taranaki today. The three cases, all part of the same New Plymouth household, all have a known link to an existing case in Rotorua.
The Ministry is providing an out of sequence update to encourage testing and vaccination in Taranaki tomorrow when testing and vaccination centres reopen.
The Ministry is encouraging anyone with symptoms, no matter how mild, to get tested. Testing centres coordinated by Taranaki DHB will be open for longer hours starting tomorrow at 8am in New Plymouth.
The DHB’s testing centres will also be operating extended hours through the weekend, including operating its South Taranaki testing centre based in Hawera hospital in Hunter St, Hawera.