No new community cases; 1 new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation; update on Victoria travellers

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

There is one new case to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry's last update yesterday.

The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is one. The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 17. Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,317.

Since 1 January 2021, there have been 64 historical cases, out of a total of 501 cases.

New border case

Arrival date From Via Positive test day/reason Managed isolation/

quarantine location

May 28IndiaQatarDay 1/routine testingAuckland

Update on travellers from Victoria

Of the 4,539 people who flew from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand between May 20-25, the Ministry's contact tracing team has now contacted all but 13 travellers. The remaining 13 people have been referred to people-finding services.

All of these travellers are being instructed to get a test and self-isolate at home or in the accommodation they are staying in until they have a negative result.

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