139 new community cases in New Zealand today

There are 139 new community cases of Covid-19 today, with 64 people now in hospital with the coronavirus, the Ministry of Health says.

In a statement, the ministry said two of the new cases were in Waikato and one was in Northland, with the remaining cases all in Auckland.

It said 72 of today’s cases are still to be linked.

Last night the ministry announced the death of a person who had Covid-19 and was isolating at home in Auckland.

The person tested positive for Covid-19 on 24 October and had been self-isolating in Manukau.

The ministry said the cause of death was unknown and the coroner would determine whether it was due to the virus or something else.

At the briefing yesterday there were 100 new cases – 97 in Auckland and three in Waikato.

There were 26,999 vaccine doses administered yesterday, including 6659 first doses and 20,340 second doses. The Ministry said 89 percent of New Zealanders have now had their first dose and 77 percent are fully vaccinated.

– more to come

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