The one imported case being reported today arrived from India on 26 September. The person has been in a managed isolation facility since arrival.
They have tested positive at our Auckland quarantine facility, having previously been identified as a close contact of two earlier confirmed cases.
This reinforces the importance of our managed isolation process and multiple testing requirements in detecting COVID-19 at the border.
Our total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 1,515, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization. There are no additional recovered cases today.