Video / NZ HeraldA person has tested positive for Covid-19 in Taranaki. The new case is linked to Eltham Primary School, which is the region's biggest cluster, Taranaki District Health Board announced today. There are now 23 active community cases in the west coast district. The Ministry of Health will not be releasing its daily Covid numbers today, Christmas Day. But fears remain of the newest Covid-19 variant - Omicron - taking hold should the virus slip past MIQ defences.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 25, 2021 00:46 UTC