Covid 19 Omicron update: 100 new community cases in Whanganui region

One hundred new community cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the Whanganui region. Photo / Bevan Conley

There were 100 new community cases of Covid-19 recorded in the Whanganui region, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.

Eight people were in Whanganui Hospital with Covid-19.

Nationally, there were 6440 new community cases.

Throughout the country, there were 704 people in hospital with the virus.

The ministry reported 28 Covid-19-related deaths.