New Zealand has two new cases of COVID-19 both detected in managed isolation facilities, the Ministry of Health says.
The cases were people who arrived in the country from Germany via the UAE and Malaysia on September 21, and the Philippines via Taiwan on September 23. They both tested positive on days three of their stays in managed isolation.
"Our total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is 1477," a Ministry of Health spokesman said.
One person remains in hospital with COVID-19 - on a general ward at Middlemore.
"There are 22 people isolating in the Auckland quarantine facility from the community, which includes 10 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and their household contacts," the Ministry said.
New Zealand now has 59 active cases of COVID-19 - 32 of which are imported infections and 27 in the community.
On Saturday, labs processed 5746 tests, taking New Zealand's testing total to 948,942.
Update on Wednesday's three community cases
The Ministry of Health says it's continuing to trace, contact and test close contacts of the three community cases reported on Wednesday. These are the cases linked to the Christchurch-Auckland charter flight that a positive recent returnee flew on.
"All passengers on the Christchurch to Auckland charter flight have been tested, except one.
"Of those tested, all results are negative including the one pending test result from yesterday [Saturday] which returned negative today."
On Thursday, the Ministry revealed several locations in the central North Island visited by the family while on a trip there before testing positive.
"There are now a total of 44 close contacts associated with these cases - 36 have returned negative test results and the remaining have been or are in the process of being tested. All are now self-isolating.
"The only close contacts still with results pending are in Auckland."
Exposure notices will continue to be issued through the COVID Tracer app where appropriate, the Ministry says.
"Anyone receiving an app notification as having visited a place of interest should be vigilant of their health and get tested if they develop symptoms."
