Video / NZ HeraldKaitaia has recorded a new Covid-19 case this evening, bringing the total number of cases in Northland to 29. In a Facebook post, Northland District Health Board said they were advised of a new Kaitaia Covid-19 case on Wednesday evening. Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the Northland cases were both in the same household in Dargaville - one was a child younger than one. Kaitaia residents will be able to get tested at two Covid-19 testing sites from tomorrow, either at the Kaitaia Hospital from 9am or at the Awanui Rugby Club on State Highway 1. The area was plunged into a snap lockdown on November 2 after unlinked cases of Covid-19 were detected.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 10, 2021 17:02 UTC