There are eight new cases of Covid-19 in the managed isolation from the past two days, with none in the community, the Ministry of Health has announced.
Meanwhile, all close contacts of the Auckland Airport worker who tested positive for the virus have come back negative. They will continue to self isolate for for the 14-day period before being retested.
And an investigation is underway by Immigration New Zealand after a passenger managed to travel to New Zealand from Perth, during the Australian city's three-day lockdown.
The traveller passed through Sydey before flying on to Auckland on 26 April, then on to Northland, where they are currently self-isolating.
According to the Ministry of Health, border officials became aware of the passenger during routine screening checks after the person arrived in Auckland yesterday.
The Health Ministry also announced today that "very weak" Covid-19 results have been detected during wastewater testing in the Central and Eastern Auckland area.
According to the Ministry of Health, it is the same area where 10 people have recently arrived back from their time at the Auckland quarantine facility.
Seven of these people were released prior to the sample being taken. Another test is being carried out today, with the results expected later this week.
Five people have now recovered from the virus, taking the number of active infections to 36. The seven-day rolling average for Covid-19 cases at the border is two.
Two new infections are contacts of a previously reported case, arriving from Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates on 12 April. They tested positive on day 12 in managed isolation.
One traveller from Pakistan, who arrived in the country on 23 April via Qatar, tested positive on their first day in managed isolation.
While another case who arrived from Pakistan on 24 April via the United Arab Emirates tested positive on arrival.
Two passengers form Japan who arrived on 25 April also tested positive on arrival.
A traveller from the United States arrived in New Zealand on 22 April, testing positive on day three in managed isolation.
Another case arrived in the country from Germany via the United Arab Emirates on 22 April, testing positive on day three also.
This afternoon's update was provided through a written statement.
Only two cases were reported in managed isolation over the long weekend, with no new cases in the community.
There are now 2.7 million registered users of the Government’s Covid Tracer app, with more than 256 million poster scans and 9 million manual entries made.
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