There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. Both are cases in the community and both have epidemiological links to the Auckland cluster.

One new case is a household contact of a previously confirmed case associated with the Finance Now workplace. The other new case is associated with an existing Tokoroa case.

This new case was reported yesterday evening and is a healthcare worker who works at a medical centre in Tokoroa. It is believed they came into contact with the existing case on 17 August.

As per usual protocols, a test was carried out following exposure which returned a negative result. The positive result was picked up on a second test when the person became unwell.

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