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After three days in a row of no new cases in the Clutha/Southland region today, the Ministry of Health and Southern DHB announced two new cases on in Southland and Invercargill bringing the total confirmed Covid-19 cases to 58. Southland up one (10), Invercargill up one (41) no changes for Gore (2) and Clutha (5).
There are 15 people in hospital, including five in ICU. One person in ICU in Dunedin is in a critical condition. New Zealand now has four deaths associated with Covid-19.
New Zealand carried out 3061 tests yesterday. More than 50,000 cases have been conducted since the epidemic began.
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There are now 13 significant clusters in New Zealand. The new cluster is an aged residential care facility in Christchurch.
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https://whatsoninvers.nz/watch-government-covid-19-national-response-update-11th-april/
| Clusters under investigation | Location | Total to date | New in last 24 hours | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding | Bluff | 85 | -2 | Overseas exposure |
| Marist College | Auckland | 85 | 1 | |
| Hospitality venue | Matamata | 70 | 1 | Overseas exposure |
| Private function | Auckland | 35 | 1 | Unknown |
| World Hereford Conference | Queenstown | 33 | 0 | Overseas exposure |
| Aged residential care facility (1) | Christchurch | 30 | 2 | Unknown |
| Workplace | Auckland | 28 | 0 | Unknown |
| Group travel to US | Wellington | 16 | 0 | Overseas exposure |
| Ruby Princess cruise ship | Hawke’s Bay | 16 | 0 | Overseas exposure |
| Group travel to US | Auckland | 15 | 0 | Overseas exposure |
| Aged residential care facility (2) | Christchurch | 14 | 6 | Unknown |
| Aged residential care facility | Waikato | 14 | 0 | Overseas exposure |
| Wedding | Wellington | 13 | 0 | Overseas exposure |
The Ministry of Health is now only publicly reporting clusters with 10 or more cases. All clusters are being investigated by public health officials. These figures include confirmed and probable cases. We are working to provide appropriate information on clusters.
* A decrease in numbers is due to probable cases being reclassified as not a case.