WELLINGTON, Jul 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 9,307 new community cases of COVID-19 today, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
The seven-day rolling average number of community cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand currently stands at 8,690. The ministry also reported 570 hospitalised cases currently, including nine cases in intensive care units, and 22 new deaths from COVID-19.
There were 251 more infected people who have recently travelled overseas, according to the ministry.
As winter school holiday will begin from next week, the ministry reminded the public of preventing winter illnesses. “With so many respiratory illnesses circulating, the ministry is encouraging New Zealanders to pay extra attention to their children’s health, and their own, over the coldest months of the year,” it said.
New Zealand reported 1,413,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country. New Zealand is currently under the orange settings of its COVID-19 Protection Framework, with no limits for gatherings.– NNN-AGENCIES
