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.
Follow the latest Covid-19 updates here:
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
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