Photo: ODT filesThere are six new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand to report today, all in managed isolation. Three previously reported cases have now recovered, bringing the total number of active cases in New Zealand to 85. Some 99 people have tested positive for coronoavirus in managed isolation in the first 17 days this year, compared with 54 positive tests in the last 17 days of 2020. They were all detected in managed isolation or quarantine. "But we have seen 600-odd positive cases coming through," he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 18, 2021 01:07 UTC