There are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.
There is 1 case to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry's last update yesterday.
One previously reported case has now recovered. The number of active cases in New Zealand is 19.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is 1. Since 1 January 2021, there have been 76 historical cases, out of a total of 556 cases.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,372.
| Arrival date | From | Via | Positive test day/reason | Managed isolation/ quarantine location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June | USA | Direct | Day 0 / routine | Christchurch |
Wellington update
So far, 2,444 people have been identified as contacts of the Australian person who visited Wellington last weekend.
Of those 2,444 total contacts, 2,067 have returned a negative result. The remainder are either being followed up or are awaiting a test result and the remaining 8 have been excluded from testing.
There were 58 passengers on the Qantas flight QF163 which the Australian passenger travelled on to Wellington last Saturday. All have been advised to self-isolate. Of those 58 passengers, 37 have had a negative test result, and the remainder are expected to have results in the next couple of days.
New Zealand based flight crew from both the inbound and outbound flights have all been contacted and are being tested. Those crew members based overseas are being managed by overseas jurisdictions.
On Friday night, we reported confirmation of the whole genome sequencing, which has linked the Australian traveller's COVID-19 infection to the current Sydney outbreak, and confirms that it is the Delta variant.
Wellingtonians and visitors urged to check locations of interest
Locations of interest in Wellington, visited by the Australian traveller to the city, are available on the Ministry of Health website.
