MINISTRY OF HEALTH UPDATE
March 17, 2021
There are no new Covid-19 cases to report in the community.
There are 3 new Covid-19 cases to report in managed isolation.
| Arrival date | From | Via | Positive test day/reason | Managed isolation/quarantine location |
| 6 March | Iran | UAE | Day 10 / contact of case | Auckland |
| 12 March | Singapore | Direct flight | Day 3 / routine testing | Auckland |
| 15 March | USA | Direct flight | Day 0 / routine testing | Auckland |
One previously reported case has been reclassified as ‘under investigation.’ Our total number of confirmed cases is 2078.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases detected at the border is three.
Historical cases
Since January 1, there have been 39 historical cases, out of a total of 267 acute and historical cases.
Testing update
On Tuesday, 6047 tests were processed. Almost 35,000 tests have been processed in the last week, with a seven-day rolling average up to yesterday of 4996 tests processed.
The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,830,299.
For up-to-date information on testing locations in Auckland, visit https://www.arphs.health.nz/
Information on all testing locations nationwide is available on the Healthpoint website https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/covid-19/
NZ Covid Tracer
NZ Covid Tracer now has 2,754,178 registered users.
Poster scans have reached 223,277,183 and users have created 8,559,956 manual diary entries.
Ministry of Health updates
At this stage of New Zealand’s response to Covid-19, we are seeing cases routinely appear at the border in recent returnees in managed isolation facilities.
We expect this to continue to be the case while we remain in Alert Level 1 with managed isolation requirements in place.
To reflect this, the Ministry is reducing the frequency of media updates to be every two days – Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
On those days, the Ministry will report cases that have tested positive in managed isolation in the preceding days since the last update.
The public can be assured that the Ministry will report any significant development, including any case emerging in the community, sooner if required.
At this stage, the next scheduled update in Friday.
