Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Thursday 21st Oct Wrap
There were 102 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Thursday, the highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. Video / Alex Burton / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell / Mark Mitchell
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