New Zealand reports 53 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant

Source: Xinhua| 2021-08-30 12:13:57|Editor: huaxia

WELLINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand reported 53 new community cases of Delta variant of COVID-19 in Auckland on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the country's community outbreak to 562.

The total number of community cases in Auckland, the country's largest city, stands at 547 and in the capital Wellington is 15, according to the Ministry of Health.

There are 522 cases that have been clearly epidemiologically-linked to another case or sub-cluster, and a further 42 for which links are yet to be fully established, said a ministry statement.

Of the current community cases, 37 cases are in hospital -- 32 are in a stable condition on a ward and five cases are in a stable condition in Intensive Care Units, it said.

New Zealand also reported one new case in recent returnees at the border. The newly imported case came from Qatar and has remained in a managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facility in Auckland, the statement said.

The total number of active cases being managed in New Zealand is currently 603. The total number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is 3,163, statistics show. Enditem

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