Today we are reporting two new cases of COVID-19 made up of one confirmed case and one probable case. Both cases are linked to the St Margaret’s Hospital & Rest Home in Auckland.
The confirmed case is a household contact of a previously confirmed case linked to the cluster. The probable case is a nurse employed by Waitemata District Health Board who has been in self-isolation and is now regarded a probable case.
Both new cases remain in self-isolation at home. The nurse had been looking after St Margaret’s patients at Waitakere Hospital and was among the close contacts of other positive cases announced previously.
Affected areas at Waitakere Hospital remain closed to further admissions and multiple precautions have been in place over the