WELLINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 2,706 new community cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths from the pandemic, the country’s Ministry of Health said, today.
The number of daily cases went down steadily from over 10,000 cases nationwide, more than a month ago.
With the fresh cases, New Zealand has so far reported 1,702,608 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 1,824 deaths attributable to the disease, since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020, the health ministry said.
Currently, 432 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals in the country, including nine in intensive care units or high dependency units, showed official data.
The country is currently under the orange settings of its COVID-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings.– NNN-AGENCIES
