August 29 2021 There are 83 Covid community cases today, taking the total cases in the outbreak to 511. August 29 2021 There are 83 Covid community cases today, taking the total cases in the outbreak to 511. However, at this stage it appeared to be a lag in getting information rather than an unsettling development in the outbreak. Plank said it did appear as though the Delta outbreak was plateauing but it should become clearer over the next 48 hours. "The week ahead is really the crunch week in terms of whether we start to see the numbers come down."

Source: New Zealand Herald August 29, 2021 17:03 UTC