6 Dec 2020

Covid-19 update: No new cases in New Zealand today

1:01 pm on 6 December 2020

There have been no new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, the Health Ministry has confirmed.

A laboratory staff sticks a barcode with UID (Unique Identity Number used in India) on samples collected for Covid-19 coronavirus testing

Photo: AFP

In a statement, the Ministry of Health said the number of active cases was now 56.

The total number of confirmed cases remains at 1722.

There were 5530 tests for Covid-19 processed yesterday, bringing the total number of tests to 1,309,992.

There were nine new cases of the coronavirus reported in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities yesterday.

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