September 10 2021
There are 11 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand - all in the Auckland region. There are 27 people currently in hospital, including four in ICU.
South Auckland laundromats, a pharmacy and a fruit and vege shop are among new locations of interest in a fresh update of 13 Covid-19 exposure events.
The latest locations, announced on Friday night, are the Manukau City Mall Countdown, Pak'n Save in Clendon, Chatters Laundromat in Manurewa, Puhinui Laundromat in Papatoetoe, Clendon Pharmacy and Pacific Fresh in Clendon Park.
Previously announced locations with new exposure events are all in Manurewa - a Z service station, a New World and a Countdown.
A truck stop and petrol station in South Auckland were added as locations of interest this afternoon, along with another exposure event at Countdown Sunnynook.
The two locations are the Caltex truck stop on Saleyards Rd in Ōtāhuhu, which has two exposure events, and the Z Energy petrol station on Alfriston Road in Manurewa.
Another time of exposure at a previously released location - Countdown Sunnynook - was on August 27 between 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
One of the locations revealed at 1pm was the vaccination clinic at the Crowne Plaza, in the Auckland CBD, which is linked to a positive case on Monday, August 23, between 4.30pm and 7pm.
Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced the investigation during the 1pm media conference.
• Z Energy Petrol Station, 1 Alfriston Road, Manurewa (September 7, 1.30pm to 2pm).
• Countdown Sunnynook, corner of Sunnynook Rd and Sycamore Drive, North Shore (August 27, 1.30pm to 2.30pm).
1pm update
The new locations are:
• Commonsense Mt Eden, 284 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden (August 24, 3pm to 5pm). • Farro Fresh Mt Eden, 422 Dominion Rd, Mt Eden (August 21, 1.30pm to 3.30pm). • Federal St carpark, 65 Federal St, Auckland central (August 23, 5pm to 7pm). • Hertz Auckland, 154 Victoria St West (August 30, 1.2pm to 3pm). • Crowne Plaza vaccination clinic, 128 Albert St, Auckland CBD (August 23, 4.30pm to 7pm).
Anyone who visited these places at the affected times is being urged to get a Covid test immediately, but with no requirement to self-isolate unless they show symptoms.
A Countdown spokeswoman said no staff had been required to self-isolate.
"We're following the advice of the health authorities and any of our team who were working at the time of the visits are self-monitoring for Covid-19 symptoms for 14 days after the exposure and will get tested if they develop any symptoms."
The supermarket has since been reopened early this afternoon.
8am update
• Countdown Manurewa, 227 Browns Rd, Manurewa.
The supermarket has also been linked to a positive case on Tuesday between 12.30pm and 1pm.
A Covid case was also at the same supermarket last Wednesday, September 1, from 10am to 10.30am.
The Bargain Chemist Manukau retail store on Cavendish Drive, Papatoetoe, is connected to a positive case on Saturday, September 4, between 10.33am and 10.40am.
Anyone who was at the Galaxie Dairy Mt Eden is also alerted to a visit by a Covid case on the same day from 2.09pm to 2.45pm.
Skinny Handy Dairy Papatoetoe had a Covid positive visitor on Sunday, September 5, from 11am to 12pm.
And someone who was doing their laundry at Snowhite & Bone-Dry Laundromat, in Papatoetoe, has tested positive for Covid.
The laundromat is affected twice on Saturday, September 4. The first visit was reported from 9am to 10am and the second visit from 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
A late-night stop at the Mobil petrol station on Walmsley Rd in Favona, near Māngere, has also resulted in it being named as a location of interest.
