The latest figures of New Zealand’s Covid-19 cases will be revealed shortly after 1pm today.
Yesterday it was announced an Air New Zealand crew member tested positive for Covid-19.
They arrived in New Zealand on December 9, on a flight from the US.
The person tested positive as part of compulsory testing required within 48 hours of operating to the US.
The risk to the general public was considered low, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
There were six new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation announced on Friday.
At that time, there were no community cases and the total number of New Zealand’s cases sat at 57.
Of the six new cases, five are active and one was historical:
• One case arrived in New Zealand on November 26, from South Africa via United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. This person was tested because they were in a travel bubble with two confirmed cases and is at the Auckland quarantine facility.
One case arrived in New Zealand on December 1, from Sweden via Qatar and Australia. This person was tested because they were in a travel bubble with two confirmed cases, and is at the Auckland quarantine facility.
• One case arrived in New Zealand on December 3, from the United Kingdom via United Arab Emirates. This person was tested because they were in a travel bubble with a confirmed case, and is at the Auckland quarantine facility.
• One case arrived on December 3 from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates. This person tested positive at routine testing at around day three, and has been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.
• One case arrived on December 3 from the United Arab Emirates. This person was tested because they were in a travel bubble with a confirmed case, and is at the Auckland quarantine facility.
• One case arrived in New Zealand on December 7, from the United Kingdom via Singapore, and was tested upon arrival because they were symptomatic. Serology testing revealed this case is historical and therefore not infectious. This person is at a Christchurch managed isolation and quarantine facility.
From this week, the frequency of updates has been decreased to four times a week.
New Zealand had its first confirmed case of Covid-19 on February 28, and from March 3, daily updates have been provided by the Ministry of Health.
Last Monday, the ministry announced it was cutting the updates frequency to four times a week.
The updates are now scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
There have been no new cases reported in the community since November 21, when the last case linked to the Auckland Defence Force cluster was reported. That person has now tested negative and there are now no active cases listed in the community.
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