New Zealand COVID-19 outbreak expands by 82 to 415 cases

The Pacific community is again over-represented in the daily COVID-19 tally.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Source: AAP

New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak has worsened once more, with 82 new cases taking the total infected to 415.

All of Saturday's cases are in Auckland, with the Pacific community again over-represented with 62 cases.

NZ has reached day 11 of a harsh lockdown designed to curb the spread of the virus.
There are signs the lockdown is working including the vast majority of recent cases coming from household contacts, and not gatherings or essential workplaces.

However, NZ's battle to eliminate the highly infectious Delta variant appears delicately poised.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has previously advised she expected cases to near a peak after 8-10 days, and on Friday said the government did not expect further "big jumps" in cases.

Saturday's total of 82 - up from 70 on Friday - is NZ's fifth-worst day for cases during the entire pandemic.


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Published 28 August 2021 12:03pm
Updated 22 February 2022 6:53pm
Source: AAP, SBS



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