WELLINGTON, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 today, including two imported cases detected in managed isolation facilities and four community cases.
One of the imported cases was a man in his 20’s, who arrived from the Philippines on Sept 3, and was at a managed isolation facility, when he tested positive on day 3 of his stay, according to the Ministry of Health.
The second case was a female in her late teens, who arrived on the same flight from the Philippines and also tested positive on day 3.
There are four new cases in the community, all linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church group, within the Auckland Aug cluster. Auckland Regional Public Health is actively tracing and testing their contacts, the statement said.
Since Aug 11, the government contact tracing team identified 3,274 close contacts of cases, of which 3,228 have been contacted and are self-isolating, it said.
There are 69 people linked to the community cluster, who remain in the Auckland quarantine facility, which includes 52 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and their household contacts, it added.
There were four people in hospital with COVID-19 today, with two in ICU, at Auckland’s North Shore and Waikato hospitals.
With the six new cases and one additional recovered case, the total number of active cases in New Zealand is 123. Of those, 43 are imported cases in managed isolation facilities, and 80 are community cases. The country’s total number of confirmed cases is now 1,431.
From Aug 31, adults on public transport must wear face masks to prevent transmission, with fines for non-compliance.– NNN-AGENCIES
