The Ministry of Health has confirmed there is one new confirmed case of Covid-19 in the Whanganui Region.
The person, aged 20-29, who lives in the Whanganui District has not travelled overseas and has no known links to the seven other people with confirmed cases in the region.
![Other household members of the confirmed case were tested and swabbed on Friday, 17 April. Photo / Bevan Conley](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K2TPDHRWFNOG5DVQXZFLIJQ7KE.jpg?auth=54ce2d6886a67903bab87da422122daded2c348b3cd5e95ff42ad1b736bea8e8&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Dr Patrick O'Connor, Medical Officer of Health said the source of the infection was still under investigation.