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There are 4 new cases of COVID-19 to report today in managed isolation. There are no new cases reported in the community.

The first case arrived on January 4 from the United Kingdom via Singapore. This person tested positive on routine testing day 0/1 and is at a quarantine facility in Hamilton.

The second case arrived on January 5 from the United Kingdom via Qatar. This person tested positive on routine testing day 0/1 and is at Auckland's quarantine facility.

The third case arrived on January 5 from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates and Austalia. This person tested positive on routine testing day 0.1 and is at Auckland's quarantine facility.

The fourth case arrived on December 29 from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. This person tested positive at routine testing day 9 and is at Auckland's quarantine facility.

1 previously reported cases of COVID-19 have now recovered. The total number of active COVID-19 cases is now at 62. Two previously reported cases have been reclassified as Under-Investigation and removed from the total according to the Ministry of Health.

” Changes to a case status can occur as we undertake further investigation to determine if they are a historical case,” said the Ministry to thisquality.

The total confirmed COVID-19 cases are now at 1,832. This is the number that the Ministry of Health reports to the World Health Organisation.

The total number of tests that have been completed to date is 1,426,787.

There are now 2,432,300 users registered on NZ COVID Tracer app. The app has recorded a total of 148,891,819 poster scans. There have also been 6,011,512 manual diary entries recorded so far.

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