Day 8 No New Covid Cases In NZ, Day 42 No New Cases In Southern

Mike Sanford

May 31, 2020 - 1 min read

For eight days in a row, there have been no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand.

Our total number of confirmed cases remains at 1,154, which is the number we report to the World Health Organization.

Our combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1,504.

The number of recovered cases is unchanged at 1,481. Only one case remains active.

There are no additional deaths to report.

The most recent case in the Southern district was reported on 18 April. Since then there have been no new cases in the district, making today the 42nd consecutive day of no new cases in the Southern DHB region.

There is no one in New Zealand receiving hospital-level care for COVID-19.

Yesterday our laboratories completed 3,020 tests, bringing the total number of tests completed to date to 278,872.