There is one new community case of Covid-19 in Wellington. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced the new Wellington case at a media conference on Wednesday afternoon. The Wellington case was a part of the 63 new positive cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand announced, taking the country’s total number of community cases to 210. READ MORE:* Covid-19: Three new community cases in Wellington* Covid-19: Bloomfield calls Wellington picture 'reassuring' but close watch will continue* Covid-19 NZ: Tracking the country's Delta outbreakMONIQUE FORD/Stuff Street art featuring a face mask in Island Bay, Wellington. The Wellington case reported on Wednesday was a close contact of existing cases, Bloomfield said.

Source: Stuff August 25, 2021 01:15 UTC