There are 5 new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report today. One border-related case reported last night will be officially added to today’s tally.
There are no new cases in the community. March air crew case As reported by the Ministry last night, a border-related case of COVID-19 has been identified as part of routine surveillance testing.
The person has been transferred to Auckland’s quarantine facility. Their household contacts have tested negative but remain in isolation at home as a precaution.
Genome sequencing is due late tomorrow afternoon. As the case has remained symptom free, public health staff are conservatively considering that they may have been infectious since their last negative test on 28 February.