There are no new cases in the community to report today.
There are 7 new positive cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation since our media statement last night. The
seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is 9.
There is also one new historical case to report. Historical cases are not considered to be infectious.
The number of previously reported cases that have now recovered is 17. The total number of active cases in New Zealand
today is 100.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,227.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 44 historical cases, out of a total of 411 cases.Update on border-related cases
As announced by the Ministry last night, Case C, who is a close contact and colleague of the worker at the Grand
Millennium who tested positive last week, is now at the Auckland quarantine facility with their partner. The partner of
Case C returned a negative test today.
Whole genome sequencing has been completed on a sample from Case C. This has shown it is closely linked to Cases B and
A, which is what we would expect.
Out of an abundance of caution, the period of interest for Case B has been extended back to March 29. This is as a
result of more information and subsequent verification from testing of Case B, including repeat PCR, serology and whole
genome sequencing. The risk of infection continues to be low however we would encourage anyone who was at one of the of
the locations of interest to monitor their symptoms for 14 days and get tested if feeling unwell.Locations of interest update
Six locations of interest have now been confirmed in relation to Case B. At this stage, there are no locations of
interest for Case C.
As soon as locations of interest are confirmed, they will be available on the Ministry’s
with the appropriate public health advice.
Anyone at these locations at this time are considered a casual contact and should monitor for any symptoms. If you begin
to feel unwell or develop any COVID-19 symptoms, contact Healthline on
, get tested and stay at home until a negative test result is received.Contact Tracing
Ten out of 11 close plus contacts of Case B have now returned negative results. The remaining person is Case C who
tested positive yesterday.
Of Case B’s close contacts, five out of eight have returned negative results and the remaining three are not due yet. Of
Case B’s casual plus contacts, seven have returned a negative result and two are not dye yet.Testing information
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,944,883.
On Sunday, 2,738 tests were processed. The seven-day rolling average up to yesterday is 4,221 tests processed.
A pop-up testing centre will be available at the Mt Roskill War Memorial, 15 May Road, Auckland, from 10am Tuesday to
Thursday this week.
For up-to-date information on testing locations in Auckland, visit
for all testing locations nationwide visit the
website.New border case detailsArrival dateFromViaPositive test day/reasonManaged isolation/quarantine location21 November 2020*United KingdomCommunity test - Symptomatic*This case is classified as historical. The individual had contact with a confirmed case in the UK and was tested here
in NZ due to flu-like symptoms. Historical cases are not considered to be infectious.3 AprilIndiaUnited Arab EmiratesDay 7 / contact of a caseAuckland3 AprilIndiaUnited Arab EmiratesDay 7 / contact of a caseAuckland7 AprilIndiaUnited Arab EmiratesAround day 3 / contact of a caseAuckland8 AprilUSAAround day 1 / routine testingAuckland10 AprilIndiaUnited Arab EmiratesAround day 0 / routine testingAuckland10 AprilIndiaUnited Arab EmiratesAround day 0 / routine testingAuckland10 AprilIndiaUnited Arab EmiratesAround day 0 / routine testingAucklandNZ COVID Tracer
NZ COVID Tracer now has 2,779,687 registered users.
Poster scans have reached 245,509,836 and users have created 9,168,670 manual diary entries. There have been 656,323
scans in the last 24 hours to 1pm yesterday.
It’s critical to keep track of where you’ve been and the COVID Tracer app is an easy way to do this. Please continue to
scan QR codes wherever you go
and
turn on Bluetooth tracing in the app dashboard if you haven’t already done so.