The call comes as Cabinet meets today to confirm the extension of level 4 for Auckland and Northland from 11.59pm on Tuesday. It is expected Northland will remain at level 4 for at least another week and Auckland potentially for two more weeks. Of the 511 cases, 453 cases have been clearly epidemiologically-linked to another case or sub-cluster, while there are a further 58 cases for which links are yet to be fully established. "It shows people in Auckland are doing what they need to do to stamp this out. "We did see the move to alert level 3 in Wellington with cases because they had those cases contained."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2021 19:29 UTC