All but one of New Zealand's latest cases appear to be linked to a cluster in Auckland where the most recent outbreak started, while one is a returned traveller in managed quarantine.
New Zealand has reported 13 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, as the country's first outbreak in months continues to grow.The number of active cases in New Zealand is now 69All but one of the new cases were acquired locally and appeared to be linked to a cluster in Auckland where the most recent outbreak started, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said.The new cases bring the number of active cases in New Zealand to 69.
The rest of New Zealand is at alert level 2, which encourages people to "consider" wearing a mask where physical distancing is not possible.Health Minister Chris Hipkins said COVID-19 testing was at "unprecedented levels", with 23,682 people tested yesterday.
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