The Ministry of Health has confirmed there are 82 new community cases of Covid-19 to report today. The total number of community cases in Auckland is now 415 and in Wellington it is 14. Of the current community cases, 25 cases are in hospital – 23 are in a stable condition on a ward and two cases are in a stable condition in ICU. Several Auckland testing centres are reporting that some people are seeking their Day 12 test early. Of these, 2.1 million are first doses and more than 1.1 million are second doses.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 27, 2021 22:32 UTC