There are 75 new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand today, director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield has announced. Bloomfield said there was no cause for alarm with a rise in cases from yesterday. Bloomfield said with yesterday's cases, 57 percent were contacts of an existing case and 75 percent did not create any exposure events. Demand for testing in Auckland remains strong with more than 6500 tests yesterday across the Auckland region. It is not yet clear how many of the more than 75 cases are split between the community and MIQ.

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