Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 12:55 pm
There are no new cases in the community to report
today.
There are 4 new positive cases of COVID-19 to
report in managed isolation since our media statement
yesterday. The seven-day rolling average of new cases
detected at the border is 8.
The number of previously
reported cases that have now recovered is 2. The total
number of active cases in New Zealand today is
102.
Our total number of confirmed cases is
2,231.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 44
historical cases, out of a total of 415
cases.
Update on border-related
cases
Testing continues for the contacts of
Cases B and C. Case C is a contact of Case B, as the two
We
can also report that four wastewater testing samples
three from a site linked to Papatoetoe and one from a wider
wastewater collection point, which includes Papatoetoe
last night returned negative results for COVID-19
detection.
This follows a weak positive test result
detected on Friday in routine wastewater sampling at the
site linked to Papatoetoe, which has been assessed as not
posing a risk to the community. The most likely explanation
for the weak positive detection is continued shedding of the
virus from the recovered COVID-19 cases from the February
cluster who have returned home from the Auckland quarantine
facility.
Auckland
This case was in the same travel bubble as the case reported
on Sunday who tested positive for COVID-19 while in hospital
in Auckland for a non COVID-19-related condition.
As a
close contact they had already moved to an Auckland
quarantine facility.
Neither of these cases are
connected to the managed isolation facility at the Pullman
Hotel.
Auckland DHB has assured New Zealanders that
the city’s hospitals have robust protocols in place to
care for people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to
protect other patients, visitors and staff.
Hospitals
in Auckland are safe to visit.
Historical
cases