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24 Aug, 10 tweets, 2 min read

There are 41 new cases of COVID-19 in the New Zealand community to confirm today. This brings the total number of cases in the community outbreak to 148.
The total number of community cases in Auckland is now 137 and 11 in Wellington.

All of the cases have or are being transferred safely to a managed isolation facility, under strict infection prevention and control procedures, including the use of full PPE.

As previously indicated, it’s not unexpected to see a rise in daily case numbers at this stage.

There is one new case in recent returnees in a managed isolation facility.
The total number of active cases being managed in New Zealand is currently 183.

⏺Testing
Yesterday, 35,376 tests were processed across New Zealand.
There are 22 community testing centres across Auckland today – including a new walk-in testing centre which opened today at Victoria Park carpark in Auckland CBD.

For up-to-date information on all testing locations, please visit Healthpoint.co.nz.
⏺Contact tracing
Public health staff across New Zealand continue to contact trace, with a focus on higher risk locations.

The number of contacts has increased significantly. This is something we expected as we identify more cases and test in large numbers.

As of 9am today, 15,741 individual contacts have been identified and over half have had a negative a test – and this number will increase throughout the day, as records are fully processed.

⏺Locations of interest
We are continuing to add locations of interest as interviews from confirmed cases are completed by public health staff.
There are now more than 400 locations of interest listed on the Ministry’s website: health.govt.nz/our-work/disea…

If you were at a location of interest at the specified time, please self-isolate and call Healthline on 0800 358 5453 for advice on testing.

⏺Assistance for employers and businesses
Help is available if you are experiencing financial distress. You can use the financial support tool on our website to find out what you could get: covid19.govt.nz/.../financial.…

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