No new Covid-19 cases to report in the community today, one at the border

There are no new Covid-19 cases to report in the community today, according to the Ministry of Health.

There is one new case in managed isolation at the border. 

Today's new case arrived in New Zealand from the US, where they tested positive on routine Day 0 testing. They have since been transferred to the Auckland quarantine facility.

Today's update was provided in a live press conference this afternoon by Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins.

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One new Covid-19 border case — Air NZ crew member who returned from Japan; one location of interest

The person was in self-isolation or at home most of the past week over Alert Level 3, so there's "low risk to the public", the Ministry of Health says.

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March 7, 2021

It follows an announcement on Sunday that an Air New Zealand flight attendant who returned from a flight from Japan - and had been out in the community - tested positive for coronavirus after recently receiving the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Testing is currently underway to determine any potential sources linked to the flight attendant's infection, Dr Bloomfield said. 

All contacts of the air crew have so far returned negative results, with the remaining due tomorrow. 

There are no further locations of interest from the March air crew barring Countdown Auckland Airport visited by the flight attendant between 12.07pm and 1.22pm on March 3. 

The last remaining person who attended City Fitness gym at the same time as one of the positive cases from the February cluster was tested yesterday and has returned a negative result. 

The total number of active cases in New Zealand now stands at 80. Our total number of confirmed cases is 2054.

The total number of tests processed by laboratories to date is 1,795,324, after 8618 tests were processed yesterday.

The seven-day rolling average up to yesterday is 8341 tests processed per day.