There have been 83 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in New Zealand overnight. That brings the total number of cases to 451. 50 people have recovered but 12 people are in hospital.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Lakes District Health Board remained at eight, this morning.
Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management Sarah Stuart-Black announced the latest figures at a press conference this afternoon, showing nationally there were 416 confirmed and 35 probable cases of the virus in NewZealand so far.
Fifty of these people have recovered.
A breakdown of the cases per District Health Board today shows the number of cases in the Lakes DHB did not rise in the 24 hours to 9am today.
The eight cases in the Lakes DHB includes one male in his 60s who arrived in New Zealand on March 25 from overseas.
