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New Zealand reports zero COVID-19 cases for 1st time in over a month
WELLINGTON, Sept 18, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – New Zealand reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the first time since early August.
There are 54 people linked to a community cluster starting in August in Auckland, the country’s largest city. They remain in an Auckland quarantine facility, which includes 22 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and their household contacts, according to the Ministry of Health.
There are four people in hospital with COVID-19, including one in ICU, said a ministry statement.
With no new cases to report and seven additional recovered cases, the total number of active cases in New Zealand is 70. Of those, 33 are imported cases in managed isolation facilities, and 37 are community cases, the statement said.
The country’s total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remains at 1,458.
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