SunLive - LIVE: 36 new cases of COVID-19

There are 36 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, as of 8am today.

This brings the total number of cases in the country to 102.

The Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will provide an update to the media on the national COVID-19 response at 12.30pm today.

He says more than half of the cases confirmed have clear links to overseas travel.

"Most are close contacts of a confirmed case.

"There are two that there is no link to where it has come from and is being treated as community transmission."

Ashley says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be delivering an update on the country's alert level later this afternoon.

More than 7400 tests have been carried out so far.

What we know so far:

As of Sunday afternoon, there were 66 cases in New Zealand, one confirmed in Tauranga. This has now jumped to 102 following Ashley's announcement this afternoon.

A Bay of Plenty man in his 30s who recently returned from the United States on March 17 is the first Tauranga person to test positive for COVID-19.

The Director-General has announced the case is amongst the 14 new NZ cases of COVID-19 confirmed today by laboratory testing, bringing the number of confirmed cases in NZ to a total of 66.

'The locations are Auckland – five cases, Northland – one, Canterbury – one, New Plymouth – two, Waikato –three, one in Tauranga, and one in Dunedin.”

COVID-19 Alert Level 2

Ashley says that the COVID-19 Alert Level remains at Level 2.

The Prime Minister is expected to make an announcement on the alert level later this afternoon.

'You will note that from the presentation the Prime Minister made yesterday that as part of Alert Level 2 we are asking people with pre-existing conditions such as chronic respiratory disease which might include severe asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and people who are immune-compromised or if they are having cancer treatment, to remain at home.

'A message to the over-70s – many of you are fit and healthy, and living active lives, but the older we are, the less our immune system is able to fight off this virus and indeed other infections, and we have seen from overseas that older people are at more risk of serious complications. So we are strongly urging you to be aware of the need to stay at home and not to have contact with others,” says Dr Bloomfield.

'Please do adhere the advice to stay at home. Ask friends and families, particularly your children, not to visit. For the meantime this may mean talking to your family on Skype or other methods.”

Earlier on Suday, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the government would move to the next two phases of the Covid-19 alert levels, if yesterday's two confirmed cases were proven to be the result of community transmission.

A level 3 alert status recognises a heightened risk that the disease is not contained and demands that authorities further restrict travel and public gatherings.

A host of public venues would face closures, including gyms, libraries, museums, food courts and pools.

Some non-essential businesses would face closure too.

Ashley says Healthline is overloaded and he pleaded with people to use it properly. It's not there to give general advice, nor to offer information about self-isolation, he says.

Current Cases of COVID-19 in NZ:

Case	Location	Age	Gender	Travel details
66	Auckland	20s	M	Austria to Auckland via Doha arrived 17 March- flight EK448
65	Northland	40s	F	Melbourne to Auckland on Sunday 15 March – flight JQ217
64	Canterbury	50s	F	San Francisco to Auckland on Monday 16 March – flight NZ7 Auckland to Christchurch on Tuesday 17 March – flight NZ523
63	Taranaki	20s	M	Dubai to Auckland on Tuesday 17 March – flight EK448 Auckland to New Plymouth on 18 March – flight NZ8041
62	Taranaki	50s	M	Bangkok to Auckland on Sunday 15 March – flight TG0491 Auckland to New Plymouth on 16 March – flight NZ8041
61	Auckland	40s	F	Travel to Africa – details to come
60	Auckland	20s	M	Dubai to Auckland on Monday 16 March – flight EK448
59	Auckland	60s		No international travel history – exposed at World Herefords Conference in Queenstown.
58	Auckland	60s	M	No international travel history – exposed at World Herefords Conference in Queenstown. Domestic travel history: Dunedin to Auckland on Sunday 15 March – flight NZ674
57	Hamilton	60s	F	Travel history to Ireland, Dubai and Australia. Details to come.
56	Bay of Plenty	30s	M	Travel history to the United States of America – details to come.
55	Coramandel	60s	M	Honolulu to Auckland on 14 March – flight HA445 (arrived 15 March)
54	Waikato	40s	F	Contact with a confirmed case
53	Dundedin	40s	M	LA to Auckland on 14 March – flight NZ1 Auckland to Queenstown on 14 March – flight NZ615
52	Auckland	50s	F	Under investigation
51	Nelson	20s	F	Travel related, however international flights outside of infectious period. Domestic flights: Auckland to Nelson on 16 March – flight 5065
50	Nelson	60s	F	Under investigation
49	Manawatu	20s	F	Doha to Auckland on 14 March – flight QR0920 Auckland to Palmerston North on 16 March – flight NZ5107
48	Manawatu	40s	M	Travel related. Queenstown to Christchurch on 13 March – flight NZ642 Christchurch to Palmerston North on 13 March – flight NZ5181
47	Taupo	50s	M	Dubai to Auckland on 10 March – flight EK0448
46	Auckland	70s	M	Dunedin to Auckland on 16 March – flight NZ674
45	Wellington	30s	F	Dubai to Auckland on 12 March – flight EK44 Auckland to Wellington on 12 March – flight NZ433
44	Wellington	50s	M	Travel related, however international flights outside of infectious period. Domestic flights: Auckland to Wellington on 8 March – flight NZ449 Wellington to Hamilton on 12 March – flight NZ5810 Hamilton to Wellington on 13 March – flight NZ5823.
43	Wellington	50s	M	Sydney to Wellington on 14 March – flight QF161.
42	Waikato	60s	F	Singapore to Auckland on 13 March – flight SQ0285.
41	Auckland	60s	M	Cruise ship travel. Domestic flights – Dunedin to Auckland on 15 March – flight NZ670.
40	Wellington Region	50s	M	Travel related, however flights outside of infectious period.
39	Otago	20s	Male	LA to Auckland on Wednesday 18 March – flight NZ554 Auckland to Queenstown on Wednesday 18 March – flight NZ615
38	Wellington	30s	Male	Not infectious on flight
37	Auckland	40s	Female	London to Doha to Auckland (on Sunday 15 March) - flight details to come.
36	Auckland	40s	Male	Los Angeles to Auckland - flight details to come.
35	Auckland	30s	Female	Los Angeles to Auckland - flight details to come.
34	Waikato	70s	Female	Dubai to Auckland on Monday 16 March – flight EK0450
33	Waikato	60s	Male	Dubai to Auckland on Monday 16 March – flight EK0450
32	Hawkes Bay	30s	Male	Doha to Auckland on Monday 16 March – flight QR920 Auckland to Napier on Tuesday 17 March – flight NZ5021
31	Wellington	40s	Male	Melbourne to Wellington on Saturday 14 March – flight SQ247
30	Canterbury	50s	Male	Los Angeles to Auckland on Saturday 14 March – flight AA83 Auckland to Christchurch on Sunday 15 March – flight and NZ535
29	Auckland			Singapore to Auckland on 11 March
28	Southern DHB			Sydney to Christchurch on Friday 13 March – flight EK402
27	Southern DHB	30s	Female	London to Auckland on Tuesday 17 March – flight NZ1 Auckland to Christchurch on Tuesday 17 March – flight NZ525 Christchurch to Dunedin on Tuesday 17 March – flight NZ5749
26	Auckland	40s	Male	Melbourne to Auckland on Sunday 15 March – flight QF153
25	Auckland	60s	Male	Los Angeles to Auckland on Friday 13 March – flight NZ05
24	Rotorua	50s	Male	Singapore to Auckland on Friday 13 March - flight SQ285
23	Northland	20s	Male	Sydney to Auckland on Monday 16 March – flight VA0141
22	Taranaki	40s	Male	Cairo to Frankfurt (Lufthansa LH581 on Saturday 7 March) to Vancouver to Auckland on Sunday 15 March – flight NZ23 Auckland to New Plymouth on Sunday 15 March – flight NZ8035
21	Taranaki	40s	Female	Dubai to Auckland on Monday 9 March - flight EK448 Auckland to New Plymouth on Monday 9 March - flight NZ8041
20	Waikato	70s	Male	Singapore to Auckland on Sunday 15 March – flight SQ285
19	Waikato	20s	Female	Sydney to Auckland on Sunday 8 March – flight NZ112
18	Canterbury	40s	Female	Singapore to Christchurch on Monday 16 March – flight SQ297
17	Invercargill	40s	Male	Not infectious on flight
16	Auckland	60s	Male	Travelling from Canada (on Thursday 12 March) - flight details to come.
15	Auckland	60s	Male	San Francisco to Auckland on Friday 13 March – flight NZ7
14	Auckland	40s	Female	Not infectious on flight
13	Auckland	50s	Male	Dubai to Auckland on 14 March – flight EK448
12	Dunedin	Teens	Male	Associated with travel of case 11.
11	Dunedin	40s	Male	Singapore to Auckland on Saturday 7 March - flight NZ283 Auckland to Dunedin on Sunday 8 March - flight NZ675
10	Wellington	70s	Male	Los Angeles to Auckland on 14 March – flight AA83 Auckland to Wellington on 14 March – flight NZ419
9	Wellington	30s	Male	Los Angeles to Auckland on 14 March – flight AA83 Auckland to Wellington on 14 March – flight NZ419
8	Wellington	60s	Male	Brisbane to Wellington on Saturday 14 March – flight NZ828
7	Dunedin	30s	Female	Denmark to Doha to Auckland on Tuesday 10 March - flight QR920) Auckland to Christchurch on Tuesday 10 March - flight JQ225
6	Auckland	60s	Male	Houston to Auckland on Friday 6 March – flight NZ029
5	Auckland	40s	Female	Associated with travel - Doha to Auckland on Sunday 23 February – flight QR0920
4	Auckland	40s	Male	Singapore to Auckland on Tuesday 25 February – flight NZ283
3	Auckland	40s	Male	Associated with travel - Doha to Auckland on Sunday 23 February – flight QR0920
2	Auckland	30s	Female	Singapore to Auckland on Tuesday 25 February - flight NZ283
1	Auckland	60s		Iran to Bali to Auckland on Wednesday 26 February – flight EK450

	At the southern end of Durham Street.

	Outside Baycourt Community and Arts Centre, further up the street and outside the Durham St parking building.

	On Dive Crescent.

LIVE: 36 new cases of COVID-19

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