There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.
There are three new cases to report in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities since yesterday.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is two.
Four previously reported cases have now recovered. The total number of active cases in New Zealand today is 23.
Our total number of confirmed cases is 2,306.
Since 1 January 2021, there have been 62 historical cases, out of a total of 490 cases.
One previously announced confirmed case, now recovered, has been reclassified as historical.
New border cases
| Arrival date |
From |
Via |
Positive test day/reason |
Managed isolation/ quarantine location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May |
India |
Qatar |
Day 5 / contact of a case |
Auckland |
| 19 May |
United Kingdom |
United Arab Emirates |
Day 0 / routine |
Auckland |
| 19 May |
Qatar |
Direct flight |
Day 0 / routine |
Auckland |
Wastewater test results update
Wastewater testing continues to be a part of New Zealand's testing and surveillance strategy in the fight against COVID-19. Recently, weak positive results were detected in Wellington, Christchurch, Rotorua and Queenstown. The Ministry's assessment of these results is that there is a low risk to the New Zealand community.
We reported yesterday that subsequent testing from Queenstown and Wellington have returned negative results. We can now report subsequent testing for Rotorua returned a negative result.
We are awaiting the result from further testing in Christchurch and we will report this when available.
The Ministry's current assessment remains that the weak positive results are likely from recent positive cases in managed isolation or due to recently recovered cases who are not infectious but continue to shed the virus after returning home or while travelling. There is no risk of infection from COVID-19 in wastewater.
