It takes New Zealand's Delta outbreak to 687 cases. 9News
COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gave the update in a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.
Dr Bloomfield announced that 40 Auckland supermarkets would be listed as locations of interest on Wednesday, out of an abundance of caution. Based on the latest modelling, there was a 90 per cent probability the R value remains under one, "which indicates we are successfully breaking the chains of transmission", Dr Bloomfield said.Camera discovery reveals last images of Australian mountain climber before he died in New Zealand
As of 9am on Thursday, 34,832 contacts had been identified linked to the outbreak. To date, 85 per cent of these had been contacted to confirm testing and isolation requirements.Of Wednesday's 75 reported cases, 25 have been epidemiologically linked to the cluster. There are 50 cases continuing to be investigated.
The pause came after MIQ had been under pressure in recent weeks, as facilities are needed to isolate growing numbers of COVID-19 cases and their close contacts.The pause on vouchers did not pause emergency allocations. Meanwhile, more than 50 per cent of eligible New Zealanders have now received a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.Nineteen per cent of Māori and 26 per cent of Pasifika people are fully vaccinated.Squatter cites archaic law in claiming ownership of $1 million historic homestead
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