New Zealand Has Highest Jump In Covid Cases Since April 2020

Authorities reported 41 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections in the country to 148, the Director-General of Health Chief Ashley Bloomfield said at a news conference.

New Zealand on Tuesday recorded its highest increase in COVID-19 cases since April 2020, but authorities said the numbers were not rising exponentially and the majority of the cases were still in centred in Auckland where the recent outbreak started. The South Pacific nation's virus-free run since February ended last week after an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus erupted in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, and quickly spread to the capital Wellington. Authorities reported 41 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections in the country to 148, the Director-General of Health Chief Ashley Bloomfield said at a news conference. That is the most new cases since April 2020, according to a graphic on the Ministry of Health website. Of the new cases, 38 are in Auckland and three are in Wellington.