Today we have 14 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by laboratory test in New Zealand. Locations are: Auckland 5, Northland 1, Christchurch 1, New Plymouth 2, Waikato 3 (including 1 in Hamilton), Tauranga 1, Dunedin 1.
Close contacts of all these cases are being followed up. 11 of these new cases have a history of international travel. One is a close contact of a confirmed case.
Two were at the World Hereford Conference in Queenstown earlier in the month which had a range of New Zealand and international delegates.
Just over 1200 laboratory tests were carried out yesterday, bringing the total number of completed tests to 6000. Community transmission status There were two cases announced yesterday where community transmission could not be ruled