ISSUE
Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
Dr Ashley Bloomfield addressing the media this afternoon said six new cases of Covid-19 was reported in the last 24 hours making NZ total to 1299.
The total active cases in the country is 96.
Of the six cases reported today, five are in the community linked to initial Auckland cluster and one traveller in her 50s who flew from Qatar via Sydney to NZ on August 14. She has been moved into quarantine at Sudima Hotel.
Five people are now hospitalised, one in Auckland City and four at Middlemore Hospital.
125 people are now in quarantine facilities of which 61 are related to community outbreak.
From the initial cluster, a total of 1983 close contacts have been identified and contacted of which 1861 are in self isolation.
So far, Covid Tracer app has registered 1,560,138 users.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are no additonal cases related to the Rydges Hotel maintance worker who tested postive for Covid-19.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield said 23,038 tests were processed yesterday. He reminds people to only be tested if they are symptomatic, have come in contact with a case or are concerned they have.
He says the person who visited PAK'nSAVE Glen Innes, mentioned yesterday, only visited once and the person is considered low risk - therefore the contacts there are considered low risk.
From today, businesses will be enforced to display Covid-19 QR Codes at their business premises.
The government will deploy around 500 extra Defence Force personnel into the quarantine facilities.
There will now be 19 Defence Force personnel in each isolation facility.
Ardern says MBIE is looking at directly employing security guards, and they will receive a living wage.
She says today's announcements are things Minister in charge of managed isolation Megan Woods has been working on for some time.
She also says the resurgence plan has seen 136,000 tests completed in the past week.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield addressing the media this afternoon said six new cases of Covid-19 was reported in the last 24 hours making NZ total to 1299.
The total active cases in the country is 96.
Of the six cases reported today, five are in the community linked to initial Auckland cluster and one...
Dr Ashley Bloomfield addressing the media this afternoon said six new cases of Covid-19 was reported in the last 24 hours making NZ total to 1299.
The total active cases in the country is 96.
Of the six cases reported today, five are in the community linked to initial Auckland cluster and one traveller in her 50s who flew from Qatar via Sydney to NZ on August 14. She has been moved into quarantine at Sudima Hotel.
Five people are now hospitalised, one in Auckland City and four at Middlemore Hospital.
125 people are now in quarantine facilities of which 61 are related to community outbreak.
From the initial cluster, a total of 1983 close contacts have been identified and contacted of which 1861 are in self isolation.
So far, Covid Tracer app has registered 1,560,138 users.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are no additonal cases related to the Rydges Hotel maintance worker who tested postive for Covid-19.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield said 23,038 tests were processed yesterday. He reminds people to only be tested if they are symptomatic, have come in contact with a case or are concerned they have.
He says the person who visited PAK'nSAVE Glen Innes, mentioned yesterday, only visited once and the person is considered low risk - therefore the contacts there are considered low risk.
From today, businesses will be enforced to display Covid-19 QR Codes at their business premises.
The government will deploy around 500 extra Defence Force personnel into the quarantine facilities.
There will now be 19 Defence Force personnel in each isolation facility.
Ardern says MBIE is looking at directly employing security guards, and they will receive a living wage.
She says today's announcements are things Minister in charge of managed isolation Megan Woods has been working on for some time.
She also says the resurgence plan has seen 136,000 tests completed in the past week.
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