There are 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today – 12 in the community and one in managed isolation.
The case in managed isolation is a child who arrived in New Zealand on August 3 from Afghanistan via Dubai. They have been in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel and tested negative around day 3 of their stay, then positive around day 12 of their stay.
They have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility. The 12 cases in the community are all Auckland-based and based on current information none has travelled outside of Auckland recently.
From early investigations all have a connection to the existing outbreak as close contacts of cases already reported. There are three people receiving