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There have been 3458 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 15 further deaths.
There were 221 cases in hospital with the virus as at midnight on Sunday, with six in intensive care.
Of the new cases, 1517 were reinfections.
The rolling seven-day average of cases was down, to 492.
Last week, Te Whatu Ora reported 3625 new cases and 11 further deaths.
While Covid-19 cases were down this winter, doctors say other viruses have swarmed in - and babies and preschoolers have been the worst hit.
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The Christchurch clinic will shut up shop after a short, five-month run. A patient has concerns about the impact the closure will have on her health.
One in ten people who test positive for Covid-19 develop Long Covid, immunologist Danny Altmann told RNZ a couple of weeks ago. His recent book The Long Covid Handbook was co-written with a Long Covid… Video, Audio
The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with the currently dominant XBB.1.5.
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