There are six new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today – all community cases.
All six cases have epidemiological links to existing cases and link back to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship group.
Many people involved in the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship have been tested over the last 10 days. As we are still seeing cases emerge in this group, we are asking all members of the congregation to be retested. We also ask anyone who may have had contact with members of the Fellowship to be tested, even if they have previously tested negative. People should be tested even if they have no symptoms.
Four of these new cases are linked to a sub-group, associated with a series of bereavement activities, including visits to the household of the bereaved and a funeral.
All close contacts are now isolating and being tested. There are 108 people associated with this group that are self-isolating. A reminder that we provide both welfare support and security, as needed, to people to make this easier.
This is an important part of our management of the Auckland outbreak and ensure that it is contained.
One of the cases reported yesterday is a student at St Dominic's Catholic College, who last attended school on Friday but left early after starting to feel unwell.
The student was tested over the weekend, and any close contacts who are identified will receive advice on isolating and getting tested.
