There are no new community cases to report today. There are 3 new positive cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation.
Border-related case Whole genome sequencing has been completed for the positive COVID-19 case in a worker at the Grand Millennium Hotel managed isolation facility.
This case, known as Case A, was first reported on Monday and the results tell us it is B.1.1.7, the variant first discovered in the UK.
The sequencing for Case A is a close match to that of a returnee who was staying at the facility from 13 – 15 March. The returnee’s infection had been picked up in routine day zero testing and they were then moved to the Auckland quarantine facility.