11 Cases Of COVID-19 At Border In Two Days
There have been 11 cases of COVID-19 detected in
recent returnees in managed isolation since the Ministry’s
last update on 29 December.
There are no new cases in the community.
Of the new border cases:
· One
is historical. This person arrived on 24 December from
Canada via the United States. The person tested positive at
routine testing around day three and is staying in
quarantine in a facility in Christchurch.
· One
case arrived on 24 December from the United States and
tested positive at routine testing around day three. The
person is in quarantine in a facility in
Christchurch.
· One case arrived on 26 December
from India via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. This
person was tested on day two and is staying at the Auckland
quarantine facility.
· One case arrived on 26
December from South Africa via the United Arab Emirates and
tested positive at routine testing around day three. This
person is staying in the Auckland quarantine
facility
· One case arrived on 26 December from
the Netherlands via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.
This person tested positive at routine testing around day
three and is staying at the Auckland quarantine
facility.
· Three cases, travelling separately,
arrived on 27 December from the United Kingdom via the
United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. One person was tested on
arrival due to being symptomatic. Two cases tested positive
at routine testing around day three. They are all staying in
the Auckland quarantine facility.
· One case
arrived on 27 December from India via United Arab Emirates
and Malaysia. This person was tested on day two and is
staying in the Auckland quarantine facility.
· One
case arrived on 27 December and tested positive at routine
testing around day three. This person’s travel history is
still being confirmed. They are staying at the Auckland
quarantine facility.
· One case arrived on 29
December from the United Kingdom via Qatar and Australia.
This person was tested on day one due to being a contact of
a known case of COVID-19. They are staying in the Auckland
quarantine facility.
Five previously reported cases have now recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand is 55. Our total number of confirmed cases is 1,806.
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,405,854.
NZ
COVID Tracer
NZ COVID Tracer now has
2,425,100 registered users.
Poster scans have
reached 146,221,271 and app users have created 5,897,049
manual diary entries.
Over the summer holiday
break, the Ministry is reminding all New Zealanders to keep
each other safe and use the COVID Tracer app to scan QR
codes and turn on Bluetooth functionality.
This
will allow you to receive an alert if you have been near
another app user who tests positive for COVID-19. Find out
more.
Ministry updates
The
Ministry will continue through the holiday period to provide
updates about cases and actions taken in
response.
The frequency of reporting continues to
reflect the routine nature of the cases appearing at the
border in recent returnees in managed isolation
facilities.
Upcoming scheduled reporting dates will
be: Sunday 3 January; Tuesday 5 January; Thursday 7 January
and Sunday 10 January.
The Ministry's website will
be updated with case numbers in line with these media
updates.