Today we are reporting one new confirmed case of COVID-19. This means New Zealand’s combined total of confirmed and probable cases is now 1,498, of which 1,148 are confirmed.
Today’s confirmed case is linked to the Marist cluster in Auckland and was identified through recent follow-up testing of the school community.
The person first had symptoms nearly two months ago and had a previous negative test. The result is considered a 'weak positive' and the person, who has been in isolation through the lockdown period, is not considered infectious now.
We have previously identified instances of 'weak positive' cases, which can occur some time after an individual's illness. We now have 1,421 people reported as having recovered from COVID-19, an