Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Saturday 13th Nov Wrap
November 13 2021 There were 175 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. 159 of the cases were in Auckland, eight in Waikato, five in Taranaki, two in Northland and one in Taupō.
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