Today New Zealand's total number of COVID-19 cases has increased by 8, made up of 2 new confirmed cases and 6 new probable cases – all linked to confirmed cases or outbreaks.
The new combined total of confirmed and probable cases in New Zealand is 1409. Sadly, there are two further deaths to report today.
One death occurred in Waikato Hospital – that person was a man in his 90s who died yesterday. He had been living at home with family, and was admitted to hospital on Saturday night very unwell.
The man had a connection to the Matamata cluster. While the man’s family was not with him when he passed away, staff at Waikato Hospital provided support to the man and his family to care for him in his final days.