ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
20 new cases, but no further deaths reported
There have been 20 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, with no further deaths reported.
The 20 new cases are made up of six confirmed cases and 14 probable cases, bringing the total number of cases in this country to 1386.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there are now 16 significant clusters related to the coronavirus. The latest cluster is connected to an aged care facility in Auckland.
He said 13 people are in hospital, with three in ICU, two of which are in a critical condition in North Shore and Dunedin Hospitals.
"We now have 728 reported cases of people who have recovered from Covid-19 infection, that's an increase of 100 from yesterday."
Dr Bloomfield said 115 Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are health care workers, with more than half infected outside work.
He said 2100 tests were processed yesterday.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also confirmed at today's conference that government minsiters, including herself, and public service leaders were taking a 20 percent wage cut for the next six months.
In other developments today, the government announced a $3bn in tax breaks and other measures to help small businesses survive the economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic.
Students across the country are connecting via Zoom, Google hangouts and other online platforms today as more than 800,000 teachers and students started two weeks of remote learning.
A government-assisted charter flight to bring home New Zealanders stranded in Peru touched down in Auckland this morning and passengers went into quarantine.
20 new cases, but no further deaths reported
There have been 20 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, with no further deaths reported.
The 20 new cases are made up of six confirmed cases and 14 probable cases, bringing the total number of cases in this country to 1386.
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20 new cases, but no further deaths reported
There have been 20 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, with no further deaths reported.
The 20 new cases are made up of six confirmed cases and 14 probable cases, bringing the total number of cases in this country to 1386.
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there are now 16 significant clusters related to the coronavirus. The latest cluster is connected to an aged care facility in Auckland.
He said 13 people are in hospital, with three in ICU, two of which are in a critical condition in North Shore and Dunedin Hospitals.
"We now have 728 reported cases of people who have recovered from Covid-19 infection, that's an increase of 100 from yesterday."
Dr Bloomfield said 115 Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are health care workers, with more than half infected outside work.
He said 2100 tests were processed yesterday.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also confirmed at today's conference that government minsiters, including herself, and public service leaders were taking a 20 percent wage cut for the next six months.
In other developments today, the government announced a $3bn in tax breaks and other measures to help small businesses survive the economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic.
Students across the country are connecting via Zoom, Google hangouts and other online platforms today as more than 800,000 teachers and students started two weeks of remote learning.
A government-assisted charter flight to bring home New Zealanders stranded in Peru touched down in Auckland this morning and passengers went into quarantine.
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