WELLINGTON, Jul 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 9,256 new community cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health, said today.
There are now a total of 1,396 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor, it said.
A total of 430 COVID-19 cases have recently travelled overseas, it added.
Currently, 822 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 24 in intensive care units or high dependency units.
New Zealand reported 1,568,469 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020.
New Zealand is currently under the orange settings of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings.– NNN-AGENCIES
