There are 46 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Wednesday, and 48 people in hospital. VANESSA LAURIE/Stuff There are 46 new cases of Covid-19 in the community. Of the six new Waikato cases, comprising five in Te Kūiti and one at a Palmerston North residential address, all are linked to previous cases. On Tuesday, the Ministry announced 18 new community cases – the lowest number of cases reported since September 28, when eight were detected. “Holiday periods are also usually a time of lower testing numbers, so a drop-off at this time of year is not unexpected,” she said.

Source: Stuff December 29, 2021 02:56 UTC