19 Aug 2021

Covid-19: Latest outbreak likely a 'large cluster' - Hendy

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 19 August 2021

The country is anxiously awaiting new information from health authorities about the number of emerging Covid-19 cases.

One of three new cases confirmed last night has no known link to the existing cluster, but does have a link to the border.

The two other cases reported yesterday afternoon have links to existing cases in the cluster.

As it stands there are now 10 community cases of Covid-19 and almost 70 locations of interest in Auckland and Coromandel.

One of the confirmed cases is suspected to have been infectious for more than two weeks and more cases are expected today as the list of locations of interest balloons.

Covid-19 modeller Sean Hendy spoke to Corin Dann.