There are now 70 cases of Covid-19 in the Southern DHB area, which includes Oamaru, Queenstown Otago and Southland.

Eleven new Southern DHB COVID-19 cases were announced today. The total number of Southern cases is now 70. This includes 69 confirmed cases and one probable case, as of late yesterday. One Southern case is in Dunedin Hospital in a designated COVID-19 ward.

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The Southern DHB has (70) the highest cases per head of population compared to other regions. Queenstown with (22) and Dunedin (24) make up over half of the confirmed/probable cases. There are now 8 cases in Southland region Clutha (1), Gore (1) Southland (1 ) and Invercargill (5). (see the chart below)

Anyone who has developed symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, such as cough, fever or difficult breathing, should contact Healthline 0800 358 5453 or their family GP as they may need testing.

Again, we call upon the community to provide support to and respect the privacy of the affected people, and we thank everyone who for cooperating with requests to self-isolate.

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Southern DHB continues to remind the public that the best way they can help with the COVID-19 response is to:

Keep two metres physical distance from others
Stay home to avoid exposure to illness
Practice good personal hygiene and cleaning practices

Going by the Southern DHB website there are now 8 cases in Southland region Clutha (1), Gore (1) Southland (1 ) and Invercargill (5).

Here is the list of all cases as at 29th March in the Southland region. (in bold)
Source: Southern DHB

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SDHB COVID-19 cases
Status	Report Date	Sex	Age Group	Location
Confirmed	13/03/2020	Female	30 to 39	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	17/03/2020	Male	40 to 49	Dunedin
Probable	17/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Dunedin
Confirmed	17/03/2020	Male	15 to 19	Dunedin
Confirmed	18/03/2020	Male	40 to 49	Invercargill
Confirmed	18/03/2020	Male	60 to 69	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	19/03/2020	Female	30 to 39	Dunedin
Confirmed	20/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	20/03/2020	Male	40 to 49	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	22/03/2020	Female	20 to 29	Dunedin
Confirmed	22/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Central Otago
Confirmed	23/03/2020	Male	15 to 19	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	23/03/2020	Female	30 to 39	Dunedin
Confirmed	23/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Gore
Confirmed	24/03/2020	Female	30 to 39	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	23/03/2020	Male	30 to 39	Invercargill
Confirmed	24/03/2020	Male	60 to 69	Dunedin
Confirmed	24/03/2020	Male	30 to 39	Dunedin
Confirmed	24/03/2020	Male	40 to 49	Dunedin
Confirmed	24/03/2020	Female	20 to 29	Clutha
Confirmed	24/03/2020	Female	20 to 29	Dunedin
Confirmed	24/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Male	60 to 69	Southland
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Dunedin
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Female	40 to 49	Dunedin
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Female	30 to 39	Dunedin
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Male	60 to 69	Central Otago
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Central Otago
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Male	50 to 59	Invercargill
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Female	30 to 39	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	25/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Dunedin
Confirmed	26/03/2020	Male	50 to 59	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	26/03/2020	Female	60 to 69	Invercargill
Confirmed	26/03/2020	Male	50 to 59	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	26/03/2020	Female	70+	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	26/03/2020	Male	70+	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	26/03/2020	Female	40 to 49	Invercargill
Confirmed	26/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Dunedin
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	50 to 59	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	50 to 59	Dunedin
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	60 to 69	Waimate
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	30 to 39	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	60 to 69	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	20 to 29	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	40 to 49	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	20 to 29	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	50 to 59	Dunedin
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Queenstown Lakes
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Dunedin
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	20 to 29	Dunedin
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Male	50 to 59	Dunedin
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Dunedin
Confirmed	27/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Dunedin
Confirmed	28/03/2020	Female	30 to 39	Dunedin
Confirmed	28/03/2020	Female	50 to 59	Dunedin

Eight Confirmed Covid-19 Cases In Southland

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