Lockdown Day 16: 2nd Covid-19 death reported in Christchurch, 44 new cases makes NZ total to 1283
New Zealand reports second Covid-19 death, Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay confirmed. The woman in her 90s passed away was living in the Rosewood rest home and also suffered age-related ailments.
44 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in New Zealand, Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay confirmed. This includes 23 confirmed and 21 probable cases. 373 recovered, 56 since yesterday. This brings New Zealand total to 1283 cases.
Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay said the woman could not have family around in her last couple of days because the family were not allowed at the facility in Burwood hospital.
"However, hospital staff were able to provide her with comfort and support, and we thank them for that."
The woman was transferred from Rosewood Rest Home and Hospital to Burwood Hospital alongside other residents, as part of a cluster management process. She had common age-related conditions prior to testing positive.
The Canterbury DHB is investigating staff and residents to find out how the virus affected the rest home.
"This latest sad news reinforces the importance of our move to alert level four," said Dr McElnay, "and the measures that we are all taking to limit the spread, break the chain of transmission and prevent deaths."
Fourteen of the new cases are linked to existing clusters around the country. There remain 12 clusters in New Zealand.
There were 29 new cases yesterday and Dr McElnay said the rise in new cases showed the country could not be too complacent.
"We are still generally heading in the right direction, and that's very affirming. But it very much emphasises that we're not out of the woods.
"We would expect to see numbers to go up and down in the immediate short-term."
There are now 16 people in hospital with the coronavirus - four are in ICU and two are in a critical condition, in the Southern and Waitemata DHB areas.
Dr McElnay said 373 people had now recovered from the coronavirus.
There was a "strong, but declining" link to overseas travel at 40 percent. Community transmission stands at 2 percent
"There are still cases that we continue to investigate and that's about 14 percent."
Yesterday had the highest numbers tested to date, but we may see a decline over the weekend, Dr McElnay said.
She said PPE was not being rationed.
"The country does have sufficient stocks."
The Ministry had been working with DHBs to ensure that distribution chain was working, she said.
"This is an Easter unlike any other Easters."
Yesterday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into compulsory quarantine.
They will need to go into either quarantine or "managed isolation" at an approved facility provided by the government for a minimum of 14 days.
New Zealand reports second Covid-19 death, Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay confirmed. The woman in her 90s passed away was living in the Rosewood rest home and also suffered age-related ailments.
44 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in New Zealand, Director of Public Health...
New Zealand reports second Covid-19 death, Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay confirmed. The woman in her 90s passed away was living in the Rosewood rest home and also suffered age-related ailments.
44 new cases of Covid-19 have been detected in New Zealand, Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay confirmed. This includes 23 confirmed and 21 probable cases. 373 recovered, 56 since yesterday. This brings New Zealand total to 1283 cases.
Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay said the woman could not have family around in her last couple of days because the family were not allowed at the facility in Burwood hospital.
"However, hospital staff were able to provide her with comfort and support, and we thank them for that."
The woman was transferred from Rosewood Rest Home and Hospital to Burwood Hospital alongside other residents, as part of a cluster management process. She had common age-related conditions prior to testing positive.
The Canterbury DHB is investigating staff and residents to find out how the virus affected the rest home.
"This latest sad news reinforces the importance of our move to alert level four," said Dr McElnay, "and the measures that we are all taking to limit the spread, break the chain of transmission and prevent deaths."
Fourteen of the new cases are linked to existing clusters around the country. There remain 12 clusters in New Zealand.
There were 29 new cases yesterday and Dr McElnay said the rise in new cases showed the country could not be too complacent.
"We are still generally heading in the right direction, and that's very affirming. But it very much emphasises that we're not out of the woods.
"We would expect to see numbers to go up and down in the immediate short-term."
There are now 16 people in hospital with the coronavirus - four are in ICU and two are in a critical condition, in the Southern and Waitemata DHB areas.
Dr McElnay said 373 people had now recovered from the coronavirus.
There was a "strong, but declining" link to overseas travel at 40 percent. Community transmission stands at 2 percent
"There are still cases that we continue to investigate and that's about 14 percent."
Yesterday had the highest numbers tested to date, but we may see a decline over the weekend, Dr McElnay said.
She said PPE was not being rationed.
"The country does have sufficient stocks."
The Ministry had been working with DHBs to ensure that distribution chain was working, she said.
"This is an Easter unlike any other Easters."
Yesterday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into compulsory quarantine.
They will need to go into either quarantine or "managed isolation" at an approved facility provided by the government for a minimum of 14 days.
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