Seven die with Covid-19 as NZ passes grim milestone; slight drop off in new cases
The Ministry of Health has given today's coronavirus numbers after 7 deaths yesterday.
The Ministry of Health has given today's coronavirus numbers after 7 deaths yesterday.
The seven-day rolling average of cases is 17,272, up from 16,687 yesterday.
There were 1901 community Covid cases on Saturday and 1929 on Friday.
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Cases of the new variant have now surpassed Delta infections in this country.
The Ministry of Health is due to update the latest Covid case numbers at 1pm.
More details of the latest cases will be provided at 1pm.
Of the 34 people in hospital, two remain in ICU fighting the virus.
On Tuesday, there were nine cases at the border.
Seven people are in ICU with the virus.
Modelling predicts 200 Covid cases a day by the end of the month.
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182 are in Auckland, seven are in Waikato and one is in Northland.
The milestone comes as Cabinet meets to decide whether to loosen restrictions in Auckland.
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A record daily number of cases on Saturday was followed by 143 cases on Sunday.
The new alert level for Waikato towns will stay in place for at least five days.
It comes as two people tested positive at Middlemore Hospital overnight.
Today's Covid case numbers are being announced in a press statement at 1pm.
There are 16 new cases of Covid-19 in the community.
Health Ministry says it expects fluctuating case numbers at this point in the outbreak.
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