Latest Covid-19 cases to be released online

September 6, 2021
CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND - 2021/08/21: Vehicles seen in a queue at an Orchard Rd testing station in Christchurch.
As of today, there are 21 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total to 51 Covid-19 cases in Auckland. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday placed areas outside Auckland and Coromandel into a further lockdown until 11.59 pm on Tuesday. (Photo by Adam Bradley/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Monday's update on New Zealand's Covid-19 cases will be released online, as there is no press conference by the Ministry of Health scheduled. 

Today's case numbers will be published on 1news.co.nz as soon as they come to hand.

It comes as Cabinet weighs up whether to lower the Covid-19 Alert Level the country outside of Auckland, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield set to announce the decision at 4pm. 

This will be streamed live at 4pm on 1news.co.nz, on TVNZ1 and Facebook.

Covid-19 infections linked to the outbreak have been steadily declining over the past few days with 20 new community cases, all in Auckland, announced on Sunday. 

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said last week the decision to change Alert Levels will be made using the most up-to-date advice from the Ministry of Health.

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has been working alongside his team to compile advice for Cabinet since Saturday. 

He says in light of the Delta variant, he has been looking at incorporating "some modifications to Level 2".

When asked whether most of the country could drop Alert Levels while Auckland remains in lockdown, Bloomfield said it would be "feasible" providing there are strict border measures enforced. 

""If there was to be, and it's feasible, an Alert Level 4-2 boundary, arguably that boundary should be even tighter than it is under an Alert Level 4-3 boundary," he said Sunday. 

Auckland will stay in lockdown for at least another week, with Cabinet set to review the city's alert level settings on September 13. 

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