Today there are 74 new cases in the current outbreak which brings the total to 2,832.
Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gave the 1pm update today.
68 of today’s cases are in Auckland and six are in Waikato.
31 of today’s cases are yet to be linked and 19 of yesterday’s cases remain unlinked but investigations are underway.
Waikato
At midnight tonight, Waikato will enter the same step-down Alert Level 3 that Tāmaki Makaurau is currently in.
All six cases in Waikato are in Hamilton and are linked to known cases.
The close contacts of the positive case that travelled to Blenheim have both returned negative tests.
Hospitalisations
41 people are in hospital with Covid-19, all in Auckland. Five of these people are in ICU or the high dependency unit.
The updated list of locations of interest can be found here at the Ministry of Health website
Schools and Tertiary Education
Chris Hipkins said the Ministry of Education would work with schools and tertiary education providers over the coming weeks towards an indicative return to class date of November 15.
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