New Zealand now has 205 cases of coronavirus, as 50 new cases are counted by health officials and community transmission continues. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, fronting the press for a daily update, warned the number of coronavirus cases would continue to increase for at least ten days, before turning around. READ MORE:* Coronavirus: Full coverage* Coronavirus: Don't be fooled by low case numbers, NZ on UK trajectory* Stunning rise in coronavirus cases in Italy, no room for complacency in New Zealand* Work from home starts nowBloomfield said there remained four cases of confirmed community transmission. Bloomfield said 1421 tests were run on Tuesday, adding to what was now 9780 tests run in total. There were four cases in total, three in Auckland and one in Wairarapa.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2020 23:49 UTC