There are five new cases of Covid-19 to report in managed isolation facilities today, and no cases in the community. In addition to the five cases announced by the Ministry of Health, 16 cases were reported on the Playa Zahara fishing vessel this morning. These crew members are not being counted in today’s cases tally. The Ministry of Health earlier today confirmed the vessel now headed for Lyttelton has been struck by Covid; with 16 out of 18 crew members infected. The ship is the second Spanish-flagged fishing vessel to be dealing with a Covid outbreak in the past two weeks.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 15, 2021 01:30 UTC