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There have been 3934 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 29 further deaths attributed to the virus. There were 573 probable cases.
Of the new cases, 2036 were reinfections.
At midnight on Sunday 29 October, 225 cases were in hospital and three in intensive care.
The seven-day rolling average of new cases was 585 per day, up from 574 last week.
Last week, Te Whatu Ora reported 4018 new cases and 23 further deaths.
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