There are 89 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. It brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 1039.
The largest coronavirus cluster in Christchurch is linked to a rest home.
Two new significant clusters of the virus were announced today in Auckland and Christchurch, with the Ministry of Health website stating it wasn't clear where the initial infections originated.
Ten people are infected in the Christchurch cluster andthe Auckland cluster has 13 cases - four of which were confirmed in the past day.
A Canterbury District Health Board spokeswoman confirmed the Christchurch cluster was linked to a rest home in the city, but that did not mean all of the cases were in the home.
Eighty-six Cantabrians have now tested positive for the virus, with 20 new cases, and the first cluster, announced in the past day. None are in hospital.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield announced 89 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand since yesterday - 48 confirmed cases and 41 probable cases.
There are 15 people in hospital, including three in ICU; one in Wellington and two in Auckland, with two in a critical condition.
The next-biggest is linked to a wedding in Bluff, and has three new cases since yesterday. There are now 58 cases associated with the March 21 wedding, held before large gatherings were banned.
And 56 cases are associated with a St Patrick's Day celebration at the Redoubt Bar in Matamata, Waikato.
