The number of Covid-19 cases in the Bay of Plenty has risen by two today, as New Zealand recorded 1039 cases in total.
Director general of health Ashley Bloomfield revealed there were 89 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand since yesterday - 48 confirmed cases and 41 probable cases.
There were 15 people in hospital, including three in ICUs; one in Wellington and two in Auckland, with two in a critical condition.
The total number of lab tests so far is 36,209. Of these, 3093 were processed yesterday.Bloomfield said 45 per cent had clear international travel links, 36 per cent were contacts of known cases, and 1 per cent were the result of community transmission. Another 18 per cent were still being investigated. A large proportion of these were likely to be from community transmission, Bloomfield said.
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