There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today.
Both are imported cases detected in a managed isolation facility.
One person arrived on a flight from Ukraine on 23 September via the United Arab Emirates.
The other person arrived in New Zealand on a flight from Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates on 23 September. They were on the same flight but not travelling together. Both individuals tested positive as a result of tests done around day three and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
There are no new cases in the community.
There are 18 people isolating in the Auckland quarantine facility from the community, which includes 9 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and their household contacts.
One person is in hospital with COVID-19 at Middlemore hospital. The patient is in isolation on a general ward.
