Coronavirus: No new cases for 16th day in a row, still one active case

New Zealand has again reported going 24 hours with no new cases of COVID-19 - the 16th day in a row.

There remains one active case of the disease, which has killed 22 New Zealanders and 402,000 people overseas.

"It is now 16 days since the last new case was reported," the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday afternoon. 

"Our total number of confirmed cases remains at 1154, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization. Our combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1504. The number of recovered cases is unchanged at 1481. One case remains active."

There's still no one in hospital, and the death toll in New Zealand remains 22. 

"Eight significant clusters have closed, this is unchanged from yesterday," the ministry said.

"A cluster is considered to be closed when there have been no new cases for two incubation periods (ie. 28 days) from the date when all cases have completed isolation."

More than 517,000 people have now registered on the Government's COVID tracer app.

"We continue to encourage as many people as possible to download and use the app. This will support our contact tracing efforts including when we move to level 1.

"Similarly, businesses are encouraged to also create a unique QR code - we've simplified the process for this in response to feedback."