WELLINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 for 16 consecutive days, said a statement by the Ministry of Health today.
The combined number of confirmed and probable cases stays at 1,504, of which 1,154 are confirmed, it said.
New Zealand currently has 1,481 people reported as having recovered from COVID-19, unchanged from Saturday. There is only one case remaining active in the country.
There is no hospital-level care. The death toll remained at 22. The total number of tests completed to date is 294,048, an increase of 2,054.
New Zealand is currently at Alert Level two. The general public are encouraged to download the NZ COVID Tracer app, developed by the government, to facilitate contact tracing and case identification.
“We continue to encourage as many people as possible to download and use the app. This will support our contact tracing efforts, including when we move to Level one,” the Ministry of Health said.
The app has currently recorded 517,000 registrations.– NNN-AGENCIES
