The Ministry is saddened to be reporting the death this morning of a returnee in a managed isolation facility. The returnee arrived on 3 November and tested positive during a routine day three test.
The cause of the person’s death will be determined by the coroner, including whether it may have been COVID-19 related. The Ministry wishes to acknowledge the managed isolation facility’s staff and St John paramedics who were called to the facility just before 6.30am.