In the new numbers released today by the Ministry of Health, Taranaki showed an increase of one case since yesterday. However a Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB) spokesperson says the number has not actually increased overnight.
"We are still at 14 cases in the region. The 15th case appears to be the result of something having been logged incorrectly in the system."
At 5.30pm tonight, the Ministry of Health website still showed Taranaki as having 15 cases, something the TDHB spokesperson says is incorrect.
"We have 13 confirmed and one probable case in Taranaki at this time. 14 in total."