Coronavirus: No new cases of COVID-19 in MIQ or in community

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There are no new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand - neither in managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities nor in the community.

The Ministry of Health released the latest COVID-19 figures in a press release on Friday, revealing just one newly identified historical case.

This case was identified at the border after arriving in New Zealand on April 24 from the United Arab Emirates via Malaysia.

They returned a weak positive on day 12 as part of routine testing and were transferred to the Jet Park Hotel, Auckland's quarantine facility, "as a matter of precaution" while an investigation was carried out.

The total number of active cases in New Zealand remains at 18, and the number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic is 2289.

Meanwhile another 3704 COVID-19 tests were carried out on Thursday, taking the total number of tests processed by laboratories to date to 2,073,522.

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