Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay providing a daily update on Covid-19 cases announced 8 new cases including 2 confirmed and 6 probable. This makes the total number of cases in NZ to 1409. 816 recovered. 46 since yesterday.
Two deaths reported today, one at Waikato Hospital and the other in Christchurch.
14 people are in hospital now, and two of the three in ICU are in critical condition.
The death toll comes to 11 as of today as two further deaths were reported since yesterday.
4241 tests conducted yesterday with 74,409 till date.
Left: Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay (Right). Photos Courtesy: Radio New Zealand
The two deaths reported today, the first is a man in his 90s at Waikato Hospital who was connected to the Matamata cluster, and a woman in her 80s at Burwood Hospital in Christchurch.
She had been at the Rosewood Rest Home and there have now been seven deaths related to the cluster.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern outlined what life could look like under alert level 3.
The focus will still be on keeping contact with others to the bare minimum - but some restrictions around travel, business and activities will be loosened.
Leaders from different sectors around the country have spoken about what the level 3 restrictions would mean for them.
Cabinet ministers will decide on Monday whether to ease the tight restrictions when the initial four-week lockdown period ends on Wednesday night.
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