There are four new COVID-19 community cases to report across the Tararua and Lakes districts. The two Lakes district cases were detected after a person sought care at Rotorua Hospital for a non-COVID health matter and subsequently returned a positive test result.
The person was not in contact with any other patients as they were placed in a room set aside for possible COVID-19 cases. The person was managed with appropriate infection prevention protocols.
Two healthcare workers involved have also been tested and are now isolating. The second case is a household contact of the first.
Based on current information there is a link to cases in Auckland. In addition, two cases have been reported overnight in the Tararua district, covered by