There are no new community cases to report today. There are 6 new positive cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation.
Grand Mercure managed isolation facility Auckland As part of investigations into a recent ‘day 12’ case at the Grand Mercure managed isolation facility in Auckland, health officials are looking at the possibility of a transmission within this facility.
Results from genome sequencing show a link between two returnees at the Grand Mercure. The infection for both returnees is confirmed as B.1.1.7, the variant first identified in the UK.
The returnees were staying in separate rooms on different floors. They arrived on separate flights within two days of each other.