Covid 19 update

 There are 45 new Covid cases in the community today, including 12 unlinked 'mystery' cases.Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said it was the largest number of cases we'd had in some time.A total of 33 are household or close contacts of existing cases and weren't infectious in community."In some sense they were expected," Bloomfield said.Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins said today's number of cases was "sobering" and said no one would be celebrating - but it was important to place it in context, knowing a lot of cases were from big households.We've still got to hold our nerve here," he said "We do expect from time to time there will blips."Asked whether Auckland residents should be prepared for longer periods in current alert levels, Hipkins said it was important to remember the nature of cases was a chief aspect in informing alert level shifts.However, he said the number of household contacts pointed to the nature of this outbreak where it was very transmissable"I would encourage people to not read too much into it."Bloomfield said quite a few of the cases were in transitional housing and were moving around for a range of reasons, given their situations.There had been a lot of engagement with gang leadership after infections had been revealed in three separate households. However, he said they weren't seeing many new cases in these households.

                            

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Covid 19 update

 Aucklanders are encouraged to get vaccinated this weekend, the region's first at alert level 3 during this Delta outbreak.

Nine new community cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Friday, all in Auckland. These are all linked to the outbreak.

Meanwhile, new COVID-19 modelling paints a grim picture, with health systems forecast to be overwhelmed if only 80 percent of New Zealanders get vaccinated against the virus. Officials want to reach above 90 percent for lockdowns to be put to the side.

The Prime Minister has set Auckland the challenge of getting to 90 percent vaccinated by October 4, when Cabinet will consider if the region can move to alert level 2. Earlier this week, it moved past the 80 percent mark.

While he wouldn't characterise it as a target, Labour MP David Parker told The AM Show on Friday that if we can get to 90 percent vaccinated "we can open up safely without lockdowns and people can get all the freedoms back that we used to, travel, get back to the new normal".

What you need to know: 

• Nine community cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Auckland on Thursday

• The case total of New Zealand's Delta outbreak is now 1131

• New modelling shows even if New Zealand reaches a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 80 percent, there would still be 60,000 hospitalisations and 7000 deaths per year, without restrictions

• Forty percent of New Zealanders are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

• Work is underway to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health workers.

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 he upper Hauraki area is now in COVID-19 alert level 3 with Auckland, appearing to have dodged a major Delta bullet.

No one in the area apart from three people in the household of an infected prisoner on bail tested positive for COVID-19.

Fifteen cases of COVID-19 were reported on Thursday, all in Auckland.

What you need to know: 

• Fifteen community cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Auckland on Thursday

• The case total of New Zealand's Delta outbreak is now 1123

• New modelling shows even if New Zealand reaches a COVID-19 vaccination rate of 80 percent, there would still be 60,000 hospitalisations and 7000 deaths per year, without restrictions

• Forty percent of New Zealanders are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

• Work is underway to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health workers.

covid 19 update

 Auckland is shifting down to alert level 3 this week after more than five weeks in lockdown. 

It comes after fears three infections in Waikato on Sunday - all linked to a remand prisoner at Auckland's Mt Eden Corrections Facility - would ruin any hope of a move.

The level change will come into effect at 11:59pm on Tuesday, for at least two weeks. The rest of New Zealand will remain at alert level 2 until Auckland is out of level 3.

Northern parts of Waikato, near where the cases were, are in a 'bespoke level 4" for the next five days, meaning they will be under lockdown conditions during this period.

What you need to know:

• Auckland to shift down to alert level 3 at 11:59pm on Tuesday for at least two weeks

• The rest of New Zealand will stay at alert level 2 for as long as Auckland is at level 3

• A Section 70 Health Order has been put in place for northern parts of Waikato for five days
• Fourteen new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Tuesday. 

• Three household members of a remand prisoner announced as a COVID-19 case on Sunday tested positive in Waikato

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Covid 19 update

 The Ministry of Health has reported 22 new confirmed community COVID-19 cases, all in Auckland except three in Waikato.

It comes amid fears the new cases of outside of Auckland could burst any hope the city has of moving down alert levels. Three infections emerged in Waikato on Sunday, all linked to a remand prisoner at Auckland's Mt Eden.

In a statement on Sunday night, the Ministry of Health said two of the prisoner's three household contacts attend Mangatangi School, which has closed for the day.The trio along with an adult caregiver has been moved to a quarantine facility. The ministry said at least one of the children was symptomatic while at school on Thursday.

Arrangements were being made for students and families to be tested.

The ministry said there were nine people in the household altogether, with five others testing negative for COVID-19 and one person being swabbed on Monday.

What you need to know:

• Twenty-two new cases of COVID-19 were announced on Monday, including the three in Waikato

• There are now 1068 cases in the current outbreak, 694 of whom have now recovered

• Three household members of a remand prisoner announced as a COVID-19 case on Sunday tested positive in Waikato

• There are nine people in the household. Five others have tested negative and the ninth household member will be tested on Monday

• A pop-up testing centre has been set up at the Wharekawa Marae in Whakatīwai

• A pause on managed isolation bookings has been lifted

• Cabinet has made an in-principle decision to move Auckland to alert level 3 at 11:59pm on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will provide an update on that decision at 4pm on Monday

• Click here for locations of interest.And don't forget to cherk my other blog post and I will see you next time.

Covid 19 update

 The number of new community cases of Covid-19 has jumped after several days of falling numbers, with 20 new cases reported in Auckland today.There was no media conference today. In a statement, the Ministry said 19 of these are household or known contacts and only one of these remains unlinked.

"Interviews are underway with that person to determine how they are linked to the current outbreak."

There are now seven unlinked cases from the past 14 days.

The number of new cases has been slowly falling for the past few days, with 11 new cases reported yesterday and 13 on Thursday.

The Ministry said it was expecting some fluctuations in case numbers at this point in the outbreak.

There has now been a total of 1027 cases linked to the current outbreak, with 625 of Auckland's 1010 cases now considered to have recovered, while all but one of Wellington's 17 cases has now recovered.

Ten people are in hospital with the coronavirus, with three in ICU or HDU.

There were also two new confirmed cases and two historical cases in managed isolation.

The Ministry said testing at high levels in Auckland remained an essential part of the outbreak response and it was continuing to urge anyone in Auckland with cold or flu symptoms - no matter how mild - to get tested.

It said 12,427 tests were taken yesterday, including more than 7000 swabs taken in the Auckland region.

"We have also had over 1000 saliva tests since Monday with the majority in the last 48 hours. Over 400 employers will be instigating saliva testing for almost 4500 employees across New Zealand."

Covid 19 update

 Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay says most of the current Covid-19 cases are being able to be linked to the existing cases.

She says that reinforces the feeling of optimism that they are getting on top of the outbreak.

"The vast majority of this outbreak has been contained. We're just seeing a small number of cases coming through."

Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says he appreciates Aucklanders for having been through five weeks of lockdown.

The country wanted Aucklanders to know how much their sacrifice was appreciated, he says.

"It has absolutely been worth it," he says referencing the case numbers in Australia.

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What you need to know:

• There were 11 new community cases today, all of them in Auckland and two of these cases are to yet be epidemiologically linked.

• There were 5 new cases in MIQ today.

• The total number of cases in the current outbreak is 1007 of whom 549 cases have recovered.

• 20 people are in hospital, with four in ICU or HDU.

• Auckland is at alert level 4 until at least Tuesday 21 September. Cabinet has made an in-principle decision that the region will then move to level 3, to be reviewed on Monday.

• The rest of New Zealand is at level 2. The PM says if Auckland moves to level 3 the rest of the country is likely to stay in an eased level 2, with 100 people allowed at gatherings.

• From today all workers crossing Auckland’s level 4 boundary need to show evidence of a Covid-19 test in the previous seven days.

• The pause on MIQ bookings will be lifted on 20 September, starting with 3000 rooms released through a new lobby booking system that day.

• The trans-Tasman bubble pause has been extended for another eight weeks.

• Contact tracing locations of interest are being updated throughout the day

• Testing location details are here.

• If you have symptoms of Covid-19 or a cold or flu, stay home and call Healthline on 0800 611 116

covid 19 update

There are 13 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, all in Auckland the Health Ministry has announced today.Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said all but one of today's community cases are linked to known cases, with most being household contacts

There were also three border cases and two historical cases in managed isolation.

The Health Ministry said there have now been 996 cases in the current community outbreak - 979 in Auckland and 17 in Wellington.

It said 445 of the Auckland cases have now recovered, along with 15 of the Wellington cases.

There are 19 people in Auckland hospitals with the coronavirus, with four in ICU or HDU, all requiring ventilation.

There has now been a total of 3643 cases in New Zealand since the outbreak began.

Yesterday, the Ministry announced 14 new cases of new infections, a drop on the previous day when 15 cases were recorded.

The first in a series of vaccination buses aimed at boosting the number of Covid-19 vaccinations in South Auckland are now on the road today.

covid 19 update

There have been 14 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today, all detected in Auckland, the Ministry of Health has revealed.All of today's cases were in Auckland and all have been epidemiologically linked to previous cases.

There has now been a total of 983 cases in the current outbreak.

Yesterday the ministry announced there were 15 new cases - a drop from 33 identified the previous day.

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said at today's media briefing that the worker at the SO/ Auckland Hotel MIQ facility that has tested positive for Covid-19 has a potential link with a community case so is not being considered as a result of in-facility transmission.

ESR should confirm this later today.

The worker was fully vaccinated and was also now in quarantine, he said.

There are 20 cases in hospital today, including four in ICU or HDU.

There were also three new historical cases detected at the border.

The Ministry said 441 of the 966 Auckland cases had now recovered, while all but two of Wellington's 17 cases have also recovered.

There have now been 3981 cases of the coronavirus in New Zealand since the pandemic began.

covid 19 update

 There  are 15 new community cases of covid 19  in the community-all in Auckland.What you  need to know:Auckland is staying on alert level 4  untill  at least 11:59pm  on September 2021.Fifften new cases were announced on tuesday-all in Auckland-bringing the total number of cases in this outbreak 953.Twent -two people are in hospital,four of whom are in the ICU.You can see the latest locations  of interest here -a supervalue    and pharmacy in south Auckland are the  most recent potential exposure sites to be added.

covid 19 update

 Auckland will stay  in level 4 Lockdown  for another week  as prime minister Jacinda Ardern says  the country hasn't finshed of the outbreak yet.But the Government has made an in-principle decision  to move the country's largest city  to alert level 3 at 11:59 pm  on tuesday 21 sepember,after a huge five week in louckdown.The rest of the country will stay in alert level 2 untill at least that point as well,as Ardern  said there was still  a risk virus leaving Auckland.

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