There has been an average of around four cases per day in the past four days of COVID-19 at the border to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Wednesday 23 December.
There are no new cases in the community but there is one historical case in the community from seven months ago now confirmed.
During the past four days there has been a total of 16 cases. One case arrived on 17 December from the United States. The person tested positive on day seven as they were a close contact of another case on the same flight.
This person is now in quarantine in a facility in Christchurch. One case arrived on 19 December from India via the United Arab Emirates.