An upward trend in the seven-day rolling average of Covid-19 cases over the past week could be the start of the second wave of New Zealand’s Omicron outbreak, an expert has warned. After consistently falling from its peak on March 9, the seven-day rolling average of cases increased between Tuesday and Wednesday, rising from 7585 to 7834. Monday's seven-day rolling average was 8355, up from 7986 a week earlier. It was the second day in a row the rolling average had been higher than the week before. * Covid-19: Health experts call for more variant testing as XE enters the country* Covid-19: Time for NZ to strengthen our mask gameThe rolling average in Auckland is also rising.

Source: Stuff April 25, 2022 23:49 UTC