A six-year-old boy who fell ill and was taken out of school by his parents is one of New Zealand's latest cases of community transmission.
Auckland health authorities informed Southern Cross Campus in Mangere East of the positive result at 5pm on Thursday.
Chairperson of the Southern Cross Campus board of trustees, Peter Parussini, says he's hopeful that fast action prevented widespread infection.
Another primary school student, this time a child at Glamorgan School in Torbay on Auckland's North Shore, has also tested positive for Covid-19.
That pupil has been confirmed as among the 13 confirmed cases of community transmission announced yesterday.
Taeaofou i Puaseisei Preschool in Mangere East and the Manukau Institute of Technology also had one case each confirmed by authorities late last night.
This case is already included in the Ministry of Health figures released yesterday but it's unclear if the preschool has been previously counted.
A regional public health service spokesperson says it is working with the schools to identify close contacts.
