Today New Zealand's total number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 6 – these are all confirmed cases. All of these are linked to existing clusters or overseas travel.
The new combined total of confirmed and probable cases in New Zealand is 1,451. Sadly, today we are reporting the death of a woman in her 80s who was one of the residents of Rosewood rest home who was transferred to Burwood Hospital.
The woman had underlying health conditions. Due to the vulnerabilities of people in this group, some have not been tested for COVID-19 and instead have been managed as probable cases.
The woman who died yesterday was considered to be a probable case of COVID-19, who had not been tested for the virus but was treated as a confirmed case based on