Covid 19: Ghostbusters movie, pharmacy 'high risk' locations of interest

A movie screening at United Cinemas Mount Maunganui and a Tauranga pharmacy have been named as a high-risk locations of interest.

Ministry of Health said anyone who was at the screening of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" at the Girven Rd cinema on Sunday, January 2 between 4.23pm and 7pm should self-isolate, test immediately and on day five after they were exposed at this location of interest.

Anyone who was at the cinema, but not in this screening at this time, are considered casual contacts and should self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms for 10 days after they were exposed.

Meanwhile, anyone who was at Unichem Pharmacy Greerton on Wednesday, December 29 between 1.45pm and 4pm should self-isolate, test immediately and on day five after they were exposed at this location of interest.

There are several new locations of interest for the region. Click here.

Tuesday's cases

There were 31 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Tuesday including 12 in Bay of Plenty and four in Lakes.

Of the Bay of Plenty's 12 cases, 11 were in Tauranga and one was in the Western BOP district. Eight were linked to other cases while investigations were ongoing for the others.

In the Lakes area, the four new cases were in Rotorua with all linked to previous cases.

Fifty-three people with Covid-19 are in hospital. Nine are at North Shore, 16 at Auckland, 22 at Middlemore, five at Tauranga and one at Rotorua.

Almost half (20) are either unvaccinated or ineligible for the vaccine. Eight people had received one dose, 14 were fully vaccinated, with the remainder unknown.

Of the six people in intensive care or high dependency units, three are at Middlemore and three at Tauranga.