Director of public health Caroline McElnay has confirmed a community Covid-19 case in Hamilton. A Hamilton Waitangi Day event was cancelled this morning, with the hosts referring to information obtained from a "credible health source" there was a new positive case of Covid-19 in the community. The recent Northland positive case left the facility on January 15. The Ministry of Health this morning played down the seriousness of the situation, saying the risk to public health is low. Today's new case is the fifth case of someone testing positive for Covid after they had left managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 06, 2021 01:18 UTC