Nine new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported today, all from the Auckland cluster.
Three outstanding Covid-19 tests of Americold workers in Auckland have come back negative, limiting the number of confirmed cases at the Mt Wellington site to 10.
Seven of the confirmed cases are employees, whereas the remaining three are contractors, Americold NZ managing director Richard Winnall said.
"We're expecting no furthertest results at this site, so we believe that's the full extent we'll hear from that site," he told the Herald.
Winnall said the past few days had been uncomfortable for a lot of Americold staff.
"While we still had people waiting for results, I think that was a very anxious time for them and uncomfortable," he said.
"We really felt for them. Now that the results are in, everyone knows one way or the other.
"It's not an easy time for everyone, but I think they're doing as well as they can be under the circumstances."
Americold is staying in contact with its employees, especially those who have the virus to make sure they're getting the support they need, Winnall said.
The Mt Wellington facility will remain closed until the results of surface testing are complete, which Winnall hoped would arrive mid-week.
"I think [Dr Bloomfield] was expecting results and the interpretation of those results by around mid-this week," he said.
"We'll continue to work with them depending on what they find. If they find anything and how we interpret them."
