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Covid 19 coronavirus: BOP and Lakes DHB virus cases rise by one each

Bay of Plenty Times
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      New Zealand’s third week in lockdown was it's most deadly, but as new case numbers continue to fall, NZ remains optimistic that Level 4 restrictions may be lifted on schedule.

      The number of Covid-19 coronavirus cases in the Bay of Plenty District Health Board area rose by one case today.

      TO READ THE HERALD'S FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE CLICK HERE

      As of 1pm today there were 45 confirmed and probable cases in the Bay of Plenty.

      The Bay of Plenty DHB covers Tauranga and Whakatāne.

      Lakes DHB cases dropped from 16 to 15 on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health, meaning at least one "probable case" was later found to be negative.

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      Today the number of cases has again risen to 16 in the Lakes DHB area.

      There were 13 new cases of Covid-19 nationwide, the Ministry of Health confirmed this afternoon.

      The nation's death toll from coronavirus is still at 11.

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      • Covid19.govt.nz: The Government's official Covid-19 advisory website

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      In total, there have been 1422 coronavirus cases in New Zealand. Twenty people are in hospital - three in ICU with two in a critical condition.

      827 people have recovered.

      There are still 16 significant clusters and more previously unknown infections have been linked to clusters.

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      No new Bay of Plenty Covid-19 cases

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