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2 New Imported Cases Of COVID-19
There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report from
managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new
cases in the community.
The first imported case
arrived on October 9 from India via Dubai and was taken to a
managed isolation facility in Hamilton. They tested positive
as part of routine day 3 testing and have been transferred
to the Auckland quarantine facility.
The second
imported case arrived on October 12 from San Francisco, USA,
and was taken to a managed isolation facility in
Christchurch. They were tested after displaying symptoms of
COVID-19.
Our total number of confirmed cases of
COVID-19 is 1,520, which is the number we report to the
World Health Organization.
Our total number of
active cases is 42 – all imported cases. There are no
active community cases of COVID-19.
Yesterday our
laboratories processed 5,196 tests, bringing the total
number of tests completed to date to
1,016,853.
NZ COVID
Tracer
There are now 2,307,400 users
registered on NZ COVID Tracer.
The app has recorded
a total of 91,889,488 poster scans, and users have created
3,849,194 manual diary
entries.
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