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COVID-19 Update

There is one new imported case of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. There are no new community cases.

Today’s imported case arrived on October 7 and was taken to a managed isolation facility in Auckland.
They tested positive at routine testing around day 12 of their stay and have been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.

Our total number of confirmed cases is now 1,531, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization.

Five previously reported cases are now considered to have recovered, bringing our total number of active cases to 33. There are 30 community close contacts identified in relation to the port worker case, and all of those have been contacted and are self-isolating.

All the test results returned from close and casual contacts of the case announced on Sunday are negative to date.
Yesterday our laboratories completed 2,715 tests for COVID-19, bringing our total number of tests completed to date to 1,034,603.

Testing
Anyone in New Zealand who develops symptoms consistent with COVID-19 should immediately contact their health care provider or Healthline and get tested.
You can get tested at all the normal places you would usually get medical attention.

People can get tested at their GP, or at after hours clinics. Many DHBs still have community-based assessment centres for COVID-19 testing, and some DHBs are also doing pop-up testing.

Locations where you can get a test are available on your DHB website or on the ARPHS website if you are in Auckland. Wherever and whenever you go to get tested, a COVID-19 test is free of charge.