More than 1.5 million people have now received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and more than 900,000 are fully vaccinated. The latest Ministry of Health update, released on Sunday, also said there were four cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation over the weekend. READ MORE:* Covid-19: one new case in managed isolation, no community cases on Friday* Covid-19 in Australia: Lockdowns, record cases and the 'diabolical' Delta strain that continues to spread in NSW* Covid-19 duties trigger exodus of Defence Force personnelOut of the people who have received their first dose, 8.7 per cent identify as Māori and 5.9 per cent as Pasifika. Of the four new cases of Covid-19 identified in managed isolation, two came from Australia in the same travel bubble, one from the UK and one from Hungary via Germany. The Australian state recorded 415 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths on Sunday.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2021 00:52 UTC