26 Aug 2021

Covid-19: Day 9 of lockdown - all the latest details

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 26 August 2021

Aotearoa's Covid-19 Delta cluster has had another jump today - 68 new cases, bringing the total to 277.

263 are in Auckland and 14 are in Wellington. The two new Wellington cases are household contacts, and have been in isolation throughout their infectious period.

While the numbers may seem big, the Prime Minister is trying to avoid any alarm as the government prepares to reveal its next moves to try and eliminate the virus.

Our political editor Jane Patterson reports.