Kawerau has recorded its first Covid-19 case of the current Delta outbreak.
This afternoon, Kawerau District Council confirmed a Kawerau resident had been one of four Bay of Plenty-linked Covid-19 cases announced by the Ministry of Health today.
The individual concerned was already known to be a close contact of a previously confirmed case, and had been in isolation for the past week.
Testing had begun earlier today at the local recreation centre carpark and would continue tomorrow.