The Ministry of Health is very sad to report the death of a man at Middlemore Hospital, linked to COVID-19. The man in his 50s was part of the August Auckland cluster and died earlier today (4 September 2020) at Middlemore.
The man was a confirmed case of COVID-19. He was admitted to Middlemore as an inpatient via ED from quarantine and then cared for in the ICU.
His family were regularly updated, the hospital facilitated contact using virtual technologies and his wife and son were able to visit him, using full PPE.
His wife has expressed the family’s gratitude to the Middlemore Hospital staff for their care and compassion. "I acknowledge the anxiety New Zealanders may be feeling about today’s news, both in the wider community and