There is one new Covid-19 case in the Bay of Plenty and three in the Lakes District today.

The Bay of Plenty case is in Tauranga and is a household contact of a previously reported Omicron case, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.

The three new Rotorua cases are all household contacts of previously reported Omicron cases.

These four cases are included in the 91 new community cases being announced across New Zealand.

The cases are in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Lakes, Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington.

This brings the total number of community cases in the current outbreak to 12,005 with 771 cases still active. Of these cases, 9085 are epidemiologically linked.

There are 39 new cases identified at the border.

The seven day rolling average of community cases is 69 and the seven day rolling average of border cases is 40.

Regional updates

Northland

There is one new case in Northland and the case is a household contact of a previously reported Omicron case.

Auckland

There are 65 cases to report in Auckland, says the ministry.

Health and welfare providers are now supporting 1,025 people in the region to isolate at home, including 354 cases.

Waikato

There are 17 new cases in the Waikato today, with eight linked to previous cases and seven under investigation.

Nine are reported for Hamilton, four in Morrinsville, one in Cambridge, one in Paeroa. Two remain under investigation.

There were 1090 tests processed in Waikato yesterday.

In the Waikato, Public Health, primary care and manaaki providers are supporting 54 cases to isolate at home.

Tairāwhiti

There is one new case in Tairāwhiti. The case is linked to an existing case and the Soundsplash music festival in Hamilton.

In addition, there are a further four cases being announced today, which will be officially added to the ministry's case numbers tomorrow.

Three of these cases are also linked to existing cases and the Soundsplash music festival. A further case has investigations ongoing.

Hawke's Bay

Two new cases are being reported in Hawke's Bay today, both with links established to a previously reported Delta case.

Wellington

There is one new case in Wellington and it is linked to an event in Auckland.

Case investigations are underway to identify exposure events that link to this case, says the Ministry..

The ministry is asking people to check for new locations of interest in the Wellington region on their website.

In addition, whole genome sequencing has confirmed a case in the Hutt Valley reported yesterday is confirmed as having the Omicron variant.

With recent positive wastewater test results in Porirua treatment plant, the ministry is urging anyone who lives in Porirua and Wellington's northern suburbs to get a test if they feel unwell with Covid-19 like symptoms.

Omicron update

Public health teams are continuing to manage both Omicron and Delta cases in the community through rapidly isolating cases and contacts, contact tracing, and testing to slow the spread, says the ministry.

'Whole genome sequencing continues to take place on all new unlinked cases of Covid-19 and provides additional information to aid public health decisions.

'The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is now the dominant variant, therefore the specific variant of the virus is no longer being reported alongside case numbers.

'As cases continue to increase, the priority for whole genome sequencing will be to highlight patterns of virus spread rather than individual cases.

Wearing a mask, physical distancing and scanning in using the Covid-19 Tracer app when you're out and about will all help slow the spread of Omicron, says the ministry.

The most common early symptoms of the Omicron variant are a sore or scratchy throat, and a runny nose.

People with these symptoms are asked to get a test, and stay at home until they get a negative result and symptoms are resolved.

Testing sites in Tauranga can be found on the Health Point website.

Rotorua testing sites can also be found on the Health Point website.