Three new Covid cases in managed isolation

There are no new cases in the community today. File photo.

There are no new Covid-19 cases being reported in the community today.

The Ministry of Health is reporting three new cases in managed isolation.

"One previously reported case has been reclassified as 'under investigation.' Our total number of confirmed cases is 2078," says the Ministry in a statement released this afternoon.

"The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is three."

Since January 1, there have been 39 historical cases, out of a total of 267 acute and historical cases.

The cases in MIQ are as follows:

Arrival date From Via Positive test day/reason Managed isolation/quarantine location
6 March Iran UAE Day 10 / contact of case Auckland
12 March Singapore Direct flight Day 3 / routine testing Auckland
15 March USA Direct flight Day 0 / routine testing Auckland

Testing update

On Tuesday, 6047 tests were processed.

Almost 35,000 tests have been processed in the last week, with a seven-day rolling average up to yesterday of 4996 tests processed.

The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,830,299.

For up-to-date information on testing locations in Auckland, visit https://www.arphs.health.nz/

Information on all testing locations nationwide is available on the Healthpoint website https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/

NZ Covid Tracer

NZ Covid Tracer now has 2,754,178 registered users.

"Poster scans have reached 223,277,183 and users have created 8,559,956 manual diary entries.
Ministry of Health updates," says an MOH spokesperson.

"At this stage of New Zealand's response to Covid-19, we are seeing cases routinely appear at the border in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities.

"We expect this to continue to be the case while we remain in Alert Level 1 with managed isolation requirements in place.

"To reflect this, the Ministry is reducing the frequency of media updates to be every two days – Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

"On those days, the Ministry will report cases that have tested positive in managed isolation in the preceding days since the last update.

"The public can be assured that the Ministry will report any significant development, including any case emerging in the community, sooner if required."

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