There are no new community cases to report today. There are 3 new positive cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation.
Grand Millennium managed isolation facility Auckland
The investigation into how a cleaner at the Grand Millennium, referred to as Case A, was exposed to COVID-19 is continuing. Case A and a household member whose result is under investigation remain at the Auckland quarantine facility.
The household member has returned a second negative test at Day 5, which reinforces the belief that their initial weak positive test was either a false positive or an early and fleeting mild infection that has now passed. This person continues to be managed as a close contact and is not considered to be a confirmed case at this stage.
All close and casual contacts of Case A have returned negative initial tests. They are due to have their Day 5 tests today and tomorrow. Results of those will come in over the weekend.
Grand Mercure managed isolation facility Auckland
Yesterday we announced that as part of investigations into a recent Day 12 positive case at the Grand Mercure managed isolation facility in Auckland, health officials are now looking at the possibility of a transmission within this facility.
Contact tracing teams are contacting the 250 returnees who have left the facility since March 10; asking them to get tested immediately and remain at home until they have had a negative test result returned.
