Jacinda Ardern is warning the worst in New Zealand's Delta outbreak of COVID-19 is yet to come. The country today recorded 21 fresh community cases - the worst single day for transmission since April last year.
Jacinda Ardern is warning Kiwis the worst in New Zealand's Delta outbreak of COVID-19 is yet to come after another jump in cases.
The number of potential exposure sites has grown to more than 200, and the number of close contacts of existing cases exceeds 5,000. "The number of cases has grown again but given the large number of locations of interest and what we know about Delta, this isn't surprising," she said. Ms Ardern said she was reticent to share"variable" modelling data which might predict the peak of the outbreak.A man in Christchurch doing some early morning exercise on an empty street.Officials believe the source of the outbreak is a border failure: a leak of the virus from a man from Sydney during his stay in a quarantine hotel facility earlier this month.
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