Watch live: Hipkins and Bloomfield give latest update on Covid-19 Delta outbreak

By RNZ.co.nz. Republished with permission

There have been 21 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today – 20 in Auckland and one in Wellington.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins are giving the latest Covid-19 update.

Watch it live here:

Dr Bloomfield said there were now a total of 72 cases associated with the Auckland outbreak.

He said there are 8677 contacts that have been formally identified and virtually all of those are considered ‘close contacts’.

Hipkins said yesterday was a record day for weekend vaccinations with more than 50,000 doses administered.

Hipkins said more than a million NZers were now vaccinared and 73 percent of New Zealanders over the age of 40 are either vaccinated or booked in to get the jab.

Another 382,500 doses of the Pfizer Vaccine will arrive in New Zealand tomorrow, Hipkins said.

Yesterday,Ā 21 new community cases of Covid-19Ā were announced.

Meanwhile, aĀ staff member at Pukekohe High SchoolĀ has tested positive for Covid-19 meaning seven Auckland schools now have confirmed cases linked to them. The other five schools are: Western Springs College, Avondale College, Northcote College, Lynfield College, McAuley High School and De La Salle College.

After being halted at the start of lockdown, the vaccine rollout is moving up a gear with 56,843 vaccines administered yesterday – the most in a single day.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said 72 percent of NZers aged 40+ are either booked or have been vaccinated with at least one dose.

A drive throughĀ mass-vaccination centre is open today in AucklandĀ to make up for appointments pushed out due to the alert level 4 lockdown. The centre, set up at the park and ride site at Auckland Airport, will be open for a week and is expected to immunise 2000 people a day.

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