The Ministry of Health reported 13 new cases today including 11 in the community, the highest number for almost two weeks. The Ministry of Health said 10 of the 11 new community cases today "are clearly epidemiologically linked to the Auckland cluster". Hendy said Auckland's level 3 "lockdown lite" was never going to contain the virus as effectively as the full level 4 national lockdown from late March to early May. He said reopening Auckland schools on Monday was "certainly a concern". "Going down to level 2 on Monday means it's more likely we will start to see numbers at the very least not decrease.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2020 05:48 UTC