There are 102 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today; 94 in Auckland and eight in Waikato.
As at 10am, 62 of these cases are linked – including 30 household contacts – and 40 remain unlinked, with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the outbreak. The sharp rise in case numbers is a reminder of the infectiousness of COVID-19, and particularly the Delta variant, and the importance of vaccination as the best protection.
Here’s a breakdown of the numbers:
- Number of new community cases: 102
- Number of new cases identified at the border: Two (including one historical)
- Location of new community cases: Auckland (94) Waikato (8)
- Location of community cases (total): Auckland 2,179 (1,363 of whom have recovered); Waikato 64 (10 of whom have recovered); Wellington 17 (all of whom have recovered)
Number of community cases (total)*: 2,260 (in current community outbreak) - Cases infectious in the community** 23 of 56 cases reported yesterday have exposure events
- Cases in isolation throughout the period they were infectious ** 33 of 56 cases reported yesterday have no exposure events
- Cases epidemiologically linked: 62 of today’s 102 cases
- Cases to be epidemiologically linked: 40 of today’s 102 cases
- Cases epidemiologically linked (total): 2,028 (in the current cluster) (199 unlinked from the past 14 days)
- Cases in hospital: 46 (total): North Shore (7); Middlemore (14); Auckland (24); Waikato (1)
- Cases in ICU or HDU: Seven
- Confirmed cases (total)*: 4,956 since pandemic began
- Historical cases: 172 out of 3,141 since 1 Jan 2021
