New Zealand battles worst outbreak since last year as Delta cases rise
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New Zealand authorities reported 62 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases Wednesday -- the highest number in a single day since last year as the country wrestles with a growing outbreak driven by the more contagious Delta variant.
Last week New Zealand confirmed its first community Covid-19 cases since February, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to announce the whole country would enter into a strict lockdown. In just over a week, that single case has grown to a cluster of 210, with 198 cases in the country's most populous city, Auckland, Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield said Wednesday. Bloomfield said 11 people from the current outbreak were in hospital with Covid-19, although none are in intensive care.More Related News