69 community cases - nine new Omicron cases in MIQ. All but one of the Omicron cases to date remain in managed isolation, except for the one that recovered and has been released. Today's community casesThere are 69 community Covid cases today. Yesterday there were 784 first doses administered, 3360 second doses, 94 third primary doses and 2988 booster doses. Yesterday's statement said the government's health and MIQ teams had been carefully planning for Omicron cases at the border and were "cautiously" managing all arrivals.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 20, 2021 00:22 UTC