There are two new deaths in New Zealand from Covid-19, taking our total toll to 16. There are only three new cases in New Zealand, the smallest number so far.
The latest probable case of Covid-19 within the region has tested negative for Covid-19 from the most recent swab.
The Whanganui District Health Board (DHB) said the earlier swab of the case had produced inconclusive results.
The swab will remain part of the statistics and leave Whanganui's tally at nine. Photo / Bevan Conley
A DHB spokesman said the case will still be classed as probable and remainpart of the Covid-19 statistics, leaving Whanganui's tally of cases so far at nine probable and confirmed.
The case is being monitored by public health staff and the person is following self-isolation restrictions and does not require hospitalisation.
The case is linked and is in the same household bubble as the eighth confirmed case that was announced on April 19.
Medical officer of health Dr Patrick O'Connor said a lot of work had gone into investigating how the eighth confirmed case, a man in his 20s, had contracted the virus as he was not linked to any overseas travel or to any of the other seven cases.
"There have been no close contacts recently outside the household, and there is no reason to think anyone else has been infected."
He said they have still been unable to establish how Covid-19 came into the household and they may never know.
