Auckland Delay
in reporting was due to investigation of the case being
historical, however they are now deemed to be an active
case.
Australian traveller who visited
Wellington
As it is now over 14 days since the
Australian traveller left New Zealand, no further contact
tracing or testing is required. No further updates on this
situation are planned.
We would like to thank everyone
who came forward to be tested and co-operated with contact
tracers, and the many staff across the system who worked to
respond effectively to this
situation.
Testing
On Monday, 5,053 tests were processed
across New Zealand.
The seven-day rolling average is
Australian traveller who visited
Wellington
So far, 2,726 people have been identified
as contacts of the Australian person who visited Wellington
between 19 and 21 June.
Of those 2,726 total contacts,
2,670 or 98% of people have returned an initial negative
result, an increase of 21 negative test results since
yesterday.
33 people have been granted a clinical
exemption and 22 require no further action.
The
remaining person is being actively followed up by contact
tracing teams.
We’d like to remind all New
Zealanders that anyone who is symptomatic should call
Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice on
testing.
Testing
On Sunday, 3,140 tests were processed
across New Zealand.
The seven-day rolling average is
Christchurch
Two
previously reported cases, which were subsequently
reclassified as under investigation, have now been confirmed
as historical. Since 1 January 2021, there have been 80
historical cases, out of a total of 579
cases.
Australian traveller who visited
Wellington
So far, 2,710 people have been identified
as contacts of the Australian person who visited Wellington
between 19 and 21 June.
Of those 2,710 total contacts,
2,649 or 98% of people have returned a negative result, an
increase of 22 negative test results since Friday.
33
people have been granted a clinical exemption and 21 require
no further action.
The remaining six people are being
actively followed up by contact tracing
teams.
Wellington locations of interest
Thursday, 1 July 2021, 1:04 pm
There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the
community in New Zealand today.
There is one case to
report related to recent returnees in managed isolation
facilities since the Ministry’s update
yesterday.
One previously reported case has now
recovered.
Three previously reported cases have now
been reclassified as under investigation pending a
historical classification investigation. These involve a
case from India reported on 26 June, a case from South
Africa and another from India both reported on 28 June.
These cases have now been removed from New Zealand’s
COVID-19 tally.
The number of active cases in New
Auckland This
case is not in the Novotel Auckland Airport managed
isolation facility, so is not linked to the two positive day
12 tests which we reported on yesterday.
As is
standard protocol, we will investigate the reason for the
day 12 positive test.
Yesterday we reported the full
travel histories for cases 1 and 2 were still being
investigated.
We can now confirm those two cases
travelled from Kuwait via the United Arab
Emirates.
Australian traveller who visited
Wellington
So far, 2,618 people have been identified
as contacts of the Australian person who visited Wellington
between 19 and 21 June.
Of those 2,618 total contacts,
2,505 or 96% of people have returned a negative result, 8