20 new community casesThere were 20 new community cases reported today - all in Auckland - and three in managed isolation. Eighteen people are in Auckland hospitals, including four in intensive care or a high dependency unit. Cabinet is meeting tomorrow to consider any changes to alert levels with Auckland currently at alert level 4 until 11.59pm on Tuesday and the rest of New Zealand at alert level 2. Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said no staff or patients have returned a positive test following the three community cases announced last night. Bloomfield said the total number of unlinked cases in the outbreak is 34, with eight of those among today's cases.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 12, 2021 01:07 UTC