There are no new COVID-19 cases to report in the community. There are four new COVID-19 cases to report in managed isolation.
Whole Genome Sequencing for Case O Preliminary Whole Genome Sequencing results for Case O have been received, linking the case to the Auckland February cluster.
The final results will help determine links between the different cases in the cluster. Testing update Since Sunday 14 February there have been more than 70,000 community tests for COVID-19 in metro Auckland – which is equivalent to more than 4 percent of the region’s population.
8,880 tests were carried out nationally yesterday. There are 11 community testing centres open in Auckland today; seven of these are in South and East Auckland.