On Sunday, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said models suggested the R number might now be about 0.8. READ MORE:* Covid-19 NZ: Explaining why level 2 could be the new normal in the age of Delta* Covid-19: Daily case numbers are increasing quickly. There is something else about the R number that is worth going back to. On Wednesday, Bloomfield struck an optimistic note, stating Covid-19 case numbers were not increasing exponentially. Some believe the case numbers in Group 1 may have already peaked, essentially knocking its R number under 1.

Source: Stuff August 29, 2021 17:02 UTC