No new community cases; 2 new cases 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 are two new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since the Ministry's last update on Friday.

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 16. Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,316.

Since 1 January 2021, there have been 64 historical cases, out of a total of 500 cases.

New border cases

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

quarantine location

19 MayLebanon UAEDay 10Auckland
28 MaySaudi Arabia UAEDay 0 / RoutineAuckland

Visitors from Victoria Update

The Ministry's contact tracing team has worked with border agencies to confirm 4626 people flew from Melbourne airport to New Zealand between May 20-25, down from the initial estimate of 5000 travellers.

These 4626 travellers are being contacted by email and 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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