Photo / NZMEAt least four Kiwis have been tested for Covid-19 more than 100 times, with the top spot held by a Jet Park quarantine facility staffer who has been tested a whopping 160 times. The staffer at the top of the leaderboard has undergone a total of 160 tests as of September 9 - comprising 102 nasopharyngeal tests and 58 saliva tests. Saliva tests, which only became available to all border workers from August 11 this year, are performed twice a week. Many would have been regularly tested prior to its mandatory enforcement, and some may have been involved in the saliva testing trial at Jet Park. As of June 30, one person has stayed in MIQ 14 times, one has stayed 13 times, three people have stayed 11 times and three others have stayed 10 times.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 21, 2021 19:02 UTC