The Ministry of Health has confirmed a Covid-19 case had been visiting a residence inside a retirement village in Tauranga.
One News understands the case, the son of a resident at Ocean Shores Village in Mount Maunganui, works at Tauranga Hospital.
It also reported the man was fully vaccinated and his mother had received one dose of the vaccine.
The Bay of Plenty Times approached Ocean Shores Village manager Clare Eccles with questions about the reported case and she responded with an email from the ministry.
"The Ministry of Health can confirm a known Covid-19 case that had been visiting a residence at Retirement Village in Tauranga," the ministry response said.