There are 10 cases of Covid-19 being reported in the Bay of Plenty today, with all 10 being in the Tauranga area.
All but one of the cases are linked to previously reported cases, and one is still being investigated for potential links.
Contacts are being identified and will be contacted for testing and isolation advice, says a Ministry of Health spokesperson.
Including the 10 Bay of Plenty cases, there are 76 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today.
Of these cases, 47 are in Auckland, 15 in Waikato, 10 in the Bay of Plenty, one in the Lakes and three in Taranaki.
There are 51 cases in hospital, including two patients in Tauranga Hospital. Five people are in ICU or high dependency units with the virus.
'We are continuing to ask anyone in New Zealand with symptoms – no matter how mild – to get tested, even if you're vaccinated. Please stay at home until you return a negative test result.
'Testing and vaccination centre locations nationwide can be found on the Healthpoint website.
'Yesterday we reported New Zealand's first case of the Omicron variant in a recent international arrival who tested positive in a day 0/1 test at a Christchurch managed isolation facility.
'All of the passengers on the same international and domestic flights as the case are being treated as close contacts, and all are isolating in a managed isolation facility.
'Two other passengers on the international flight have tested positive for Covid-19 and one further passenger's positive result is being investigated as a historical infection. These three people have been moved to a managed quarantine facility. Whole genome sequencing has identified one of these infections as the Delta variant.
'Whole genome sequencing for the other two is due later today.
'All other passengers have returned negative day one and day three tests.
'Urgent whole genome sequencing is being carried out on all positive test results in recent returnees to determine if they have the Omicron variant.
'While the arrival of a new variant is concerning, New Zealand is well placed to manage Omicron cases with isolation and testing requirements for all new arrivals, robust infection and prevention control and PPE measures at airports and MIQ facilities, and frequent surveillance testing of staff who have any contact with recent returnees.”
COVID-19 vaccine update
- Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 3,959,739 first doses (94%); 3,783,760 second doses (90%); 23,498 third primary doses; 194,770 booster doses
- Vaccines administered yesterday: 2,434 first doses; 8,294 second doses; 726 third primary doses and 10,018 booster doses.
- Māori (percentage of eligible people): 494,570 first doses (87%); 438,099 second doses (77%)
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people): 267,805 first doses (93%); 250,690 second doses (87%)
Vaccination rates by DHB with active cases (percentage of eligible people)
- Northland DHB: First doses (88%); second doses (82%)
- Auckland Metro DHBs: First doses (95%); second doses (92%)
- Waikato DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (88%)
- Bay of Plenty DHB: First doses (93%); second doses (87%)
- Lakes DHB: First doses (91%); second doses (85%)
- Taranaki DHB: First doses (92%); second doses (87%)
- Hawke's Bay DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (88%)
- Nelson-Marlborough DHB: First doses (94%); second doses (89%)
- Canterbury DHB: First doses (97%); second doses (94%)
Hospitalisations
- Cases in hospital: 51; North Shore: 7; Auckland: 26; Middlemore: 13; Waikato: 2; Tauranga: 2, Christchurch: 1
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region wards only): Unvaccinated or not eligible (26 cases / 51%); partially immunised
- Average age of current hospitalisations: 53
- Cases in ICU or HDU: 5 (1 in North Shore; 2 in Auckland; 2 in Middlemore)
Cases
- Seven day rolling average of community cases: 82
- Number of new community cases: 76
- Number of new cases identified at the border: 3
- Location of new community cases: Auckland (47), Waikato (15), Bay of Plenty (10), Lakes (1), Taranaki (3).
- Number of community cases (total): 10,129 (in current community outbreak)
- Cases epidemiologically linked (total): 7,457
- Number of active cases (total): 2,104 (cases identified in the past 21 days and not yet classed as recovered)
- Confirmed cases (total): 12,947
Contacts
- Number of active contacts being managed (total): 6,646
- Percentage who have received an outbound call from contact tracers (to confirm testing and isolation requirements): 83%
- Percentage who have returned at least one result: 78%
Tests
- Number of tests total (last 24 hours): 22,896
- Tests rolling average (last 7 days): 24,390
- Auckland tests total (last 24 hours): 8,352
Wastewater
The COVID-19 virus was detected in a wastewater sample taken in Napier on 15 December.
This could be due to recently recovered cases returning to the region who are shedding the virus, transient visitors, or it could signal undetected cases in the community.
There are no known COVID-19 cases self-isolating in Napier.
As a prudent measure, anyone in the Hawke's Bay with COVID-19 symptoms – no matter how mild – is asked to please get tested, even if they are vaccinated. For testing centres available in the Hawke's Bay today see the Healthpoint website.
NZ COVID Tracer
- Poster scans in 24 hours to midday yesterday: 3,211,437
- Manual diary entries in 24 hours to midday: 40,927
My Vaccine Pass
- My vaccine pass downloads total: 4,335,640
- My vaccine pass downloads (last 24 hours): 35,824
New cases identified at the border
|
Arrival date |
From |
Via |
Positive test day/reason |
Managed isolation/quarantine location |
|
15 December |
United Kingdom |
Singapore |
Day 0 routine test |
Christchurch |
|
15 December |
USA |
Direct |
Day 0 routine test |
Auckland |
|
14 December |
Singapore |
Direct |
Day 1 routine |
Auckland |
Auckland
Today, there are 47 new cases being reported in Auckland.
Health and welfare providers are now supporting 2,064 people to isolate at home, including 538 cases.
Waikato
There are 15 cases to report in Waikato today, with six in Hamilton and six in Te Kūiti. The locations of the three remaining cases are still under investigation.
There are two cases receiving care at Waikato Hospital.
One new location of interest was confirmed in Hamilton yesterday.
There are ten pop-up and dedicated testing sites operating throughout Waikato today with sites in Hamilton, Te Kūiti, Ngāruawāhia, Huntly, Taumarunui, Tokoroa, Putāruru and Ōtorohanga.
Health and welfare providers are supporting 68 cases to isolate at home.
Bay of Plenty
There are 10 cases to report in Bay of Plenty today. All are in the Tauranga area.
Of today's cases, nine are linked to previously reported cases, and one is still being investigated for potential links.
Contacts are being identified and will be contacted for testing and isolation advice.
Lakes
'Today we are reporting one new case in the Lakes DHB region.
'This case is in Rotorua and is a contact of a previously reported case. They are currently isolating.”
Taranaki
'Today we are reporting three new cases in Taranaki – two are linked to the Eltham cluster and the third is based in New Plymouth.
'These cases were announced yesterday afternoon by the DHB.
'Public health staff are interviewing the New Plymouth case to determine links to any previously reported cases.
'Any potential close contacts will be followed up and if and when locations of interest are identified they will be added to the Ministry's website.”
Testing is available today at the following locations:
Taranaki Base Hospital testing centre from 9am – 3pm
Saliva testing at the Hāwera Hub from 2 – 6pm (run by Ngati Ruanui)
For testing information in Taranaki please visit TDHB - COVID-19 testing.
For vaccination information in Taranaki please visit TDHB - COVID-19 vaccine.
Media releases over the Christmas break
Over the Christmas break there will be regular Covid-19 updates published and tweeted each day apart from:
Saturday 25 December,
Saturday 1 January, and
Saturday 8 January.
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