Eight new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand have been confirmed today, bringing the total number of cases to 28. As with the cases confirmed yesterday, these new cases are all related to overseas travel.
That’s an important point as it means, at this point there is no evidence of community transmission in New Zealand. Public health staff are investigating the travel history of the cases so we can quickly identify all close contacts and isolate them.
Of these eight new cases, two are in Southland; two in Taranaki; one in Rotorua; two in Auckland and one in Northland. Details for each of these cases, including flight information where applicable, will be on the Ministry of Health website as soon as possible.