There are unconfirmed reports of a third person testing positive for Covid-19 today. Early this afternoon the Ministry of Health reported two new cases in managed isolation facilities, bringing the total number of active cases to seven. "All they have told us is to stay in our rooms as there has been a case of Covid." Both cases announced earlier today were recent arrivals from overseas and both were detected within managed isolation facilities, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. The first case was the young child of the couple announced yesterday as cases who have recently arrived from India.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 21, 2020 09:33 UTC