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Media releaseThere are 102 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today; 94 in Auckland and eight in Waikato. As at 10am, 62 of these cases are linked - including 30 household contacts - and 40 remain unlinked, with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the outbreak. The sharp rise in case numbers is a reminder of the infectiousness of COVID-19, and particularly the Delta variant, and the importance of vaccination as the best protection. Read more21 October 2021
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Media releaseThere are 60 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today; 56 in Auckland and four in Waikato. As at 10am, 38 of these cases are linked and 22 remain unlinked, with investigations continuing to help determine their connection to the outbreak. Read more20 October 2021
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Media releaseCOVID-19 and vaccine update, 19 October 2021. Read more19 October 2021
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Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield will update the media today at 1pm. Read more21 October 2021
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A Ministry of Health review has recommended removing the requirement for a dedicated managed isolation and quarantine facility (MIQF) health workforce and allow MIQF workers to work in other health settings without restriction Read more20 October 2021
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