No new cases of COVID-19 24 May

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today.

Our total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,154, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization.

Our combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1,504.

One additional person has recovered, taking recoveries to 1,456. This represents 97% of all confirmed and probable cases as having recovered from COVID-19.

There are no additional deaths to report.

There remains one person receiving hospital-level care for COVID-19; they are in Middlemore and are not in ICU.

Yesterday our laboratories completed 3,302 tests, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 259,152.

NZ COVID Tracer app

The NZ COVID Tracer app has now recorded 354,000 registrations, 30,000 more than at the same time yesterday.

We continue to encourage as many people as possible to download the app – it will help us identify, trace, test and isolate any cases of COVID-19. The faster we can do these steps the less likely it is the virus can spread in our communities.

The Ministry is also very supportive of the work done by businesses to get their unique QR code which people can use to record having been there.

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