A possible Covid-19 case investigated by the Ministry of Health in Christchurch over the weekend turned out to be a false positive test from someone who travelled to New Zealand for the terrorist sentencing. The Ministry of Health said on Saturday one case was under investigation in Canterbury. Then on Sunday, it said the person had since tested negative for Covid-19 and the investigation had been closed. But director general of health Ashley Bloomfield confirmed during Wednesday's daily briefing the person initially tested positive at a community testing centre, when the "strong impression" was of an old infection. The total number of cases linked to the mini-cluster - connected to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church - is now 43.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 09, 2020 02:28 UTC