The Ministry of Health has announced 60 new community cases of Covid-19 today along with updates on the positive case that travelled through Northland plus MIQ changes for Hamilton. Video / NZ Herald
The Ministry of Health has released nine new locations of interest, including Katikati's only supermarket.
The 7.30pm update shows Countdown Katikati was visited on October 8, between 7.06pm and 8.05pm.
Health officials are asking any shoppers there during this time to self-monitor for Covid-19 symptoms for the next two weeks.If symptoms develop they must get tested and stay at home.
Other locations of interest included Pak'nSave Clendon, a train ride from Homai to Britomart, and Countdown New Lynn.
Katikati Antiques and Interiors owner Alice McNeil found out her store was a location of interest just 10 minutes before speaking to the Bay of Plenty Times.
When asked about her first reaction to the news, McNeil said the first word that came to mind was: "God."
"I'm not opening and I'm going down the road to get a test."
A staff member of Bottle-O Katikati said they were sorting out a deep clean but declined to comment further.
Other locations of interest in the Western Bay of Plenty town are Limited Edition, the Good Life Opportunity Shop, Hammer Hardware and the Waipuna Hospice Shop
There were 60 new community Covid cases announced today - 56 in Auckland, three in Waikato and one in the Bay of Plenty.
Of the 56 Auckland cases, 37 have known links to existing cases - including 22 household contacts - and 19 remain under investigation.
Of the now total 1538 cases in Auckland, 1147 have recovered. There are now 31 active cases in Waikato and one in Bay of Plenty.
Twenty people, or 61 per cent, of yesterday's cases had exposure events. Forty-one of today's 60 cases are epidemiologically linked, while interviews remain ongoing to determine how the rest are linked.
