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

Of today’s new cases, the first arrived from Ethiopia via Dubai and Kuala Lumpur on 14 November. They tested positive on day 11 on Friday. This case was included in the totals today as the Ministry of Health states it was part of a database reconciliation.

Two people arrived from the United States on 23 November. They had tested positive for COVID-19 on day 5 because a person who was in their bubble previously tested positive.

One person arrived from the United States on 26 November. They had tested positive at around day 3 of routine testing.

There is 1 previously reported case that has now been classed as recovered from COVID-19. The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 72. 

The total confirmed COVID-19 cases are now at 1,700. This is the number that the Ministry of Health reports to the World Health Organisation.

There is no one in the hospital with COVID-19 in New Zealand.

Laboratories yesterday processed 2,939 tests for COVID-19 which brings the total number of tests that have been completed to date to 1,275,525.

There are now 2,388,200 users registered on NZ COVID Tracer app.

The app has recorded a total of 129,743,416 poster scans. There have also been 5,253,809 manual diary entries recorded so far.

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