Today we are reporting one new confirmed case of COVID-19. The person who has tested positive for COVID-19 is a household contact of previously confirmed cases that are linked to the Matamata cluster.
The DHB is publicly calling for anyone in Matamata who is concerned they may have been exposed to COVID-19, regardless of whether they were involved in the St Patricks day event or whether they have symptoms, to immediately seek advice on getting tested.
That brings New Zealand’s combined total of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases to 1,489. That is made up of 1,139 confirmed cases, which is the number we report to the World Health Organisation, and 350 probable cases.