Coronavirus: No new COVID-19 cases reported

Illustration of the virus.
Illustration of the virus. Photo credit: Getty

There are no new cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 to report in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.

The total number of confirmed cases remains 1154, and the total - including probable - at 1504.

There are no new deaths to report, so the death toll remains at 21.

One person remains in Middlemore Hospital - they are not in ICU. 

On Sunday 2163 tests were done, bringing the total to 261,315.

There was no change to the number of recovered patients, with 27 active cases still being monitored.

More than 380,000 people have now registered for the COVID-19 tracer app, up 17,000 on Sunday.

"We continue to encourage as many people as possible to download the app - it will help us identify, trace, test and isolate any cases of COVID-19," the Ministry of Health said.

"The ministry is also very supportive of the work done by businesses to get their unique QR codes up and running, with 13,600 posters having been created as of midday."

Director-General of Health  Ashley Bloomfield visited Auckland quarantine and managed isolation facilities on Friday, meeting with around 300 people, including Ministry of Health staff, health workers and hotel workers.

"I want to acknowledge the hard work that's being done by people from across central and local government and the staff employed at all the facilities," he said.

"Protecting our border is a critical part of the Government's strategy to eliminate COVID-19, especially now that domestic cases are at such low levels.

"We don’t want to put the progress we have made in jeopardy and we know international arrivals continue to be a potential source of new cases. It was important to me to be satisfied that guests are being appropriately supported and that health requirements are being met."

The 10,000th person to go into quarantine in Auckland arrived over the weekend on a flight from Melbourne. Eight thousand have completed their time in quarantine, and 2000 remain. 

"The majority of those people have provided positive feedback to the hotels, and in particular to the hundreds of staff working around the clock to support them," the ministry said.