13 Sep 2021

Covid-19: Cabinet meets today to discuss Alert Level changes

From Morning Report, 6:12 am on 13 September 2021

Cabinet Ministers will meet today to decide if any part of the country is ready to change Alert Levels.

Tāmaki Makaurau remains at Alert Level 4 until midnight Tuesday, while the rest of the country is at Alert Level 2.

There were 20 new community cases of Covid-19 to report yesterday, bringing the total number in the outbreak to 922.

The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says of a total 16 sub-clusters, seven are considered "contained" and a further six sub-clusters are only creating new cases in known contacts.