WELLINGTON, Jul 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand records 7,612 new community cases of COVID-19 and 22 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said today.
In addition, 363 COVID-19 cases have recently travelled overseas, it said.
Currently, 797 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 20 in intensive care units or high dependency units.
New Zealand has reported 1,498,402 confirmed cases of COVID-19, since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020.– NNN-AGENCIES