New Zealand confirms 82 new COVID-19 cases
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: The New Zealand government on Saturday afternoon reported 82 new COVID-19 cases, making the total infections to 950 in the country.
Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield from New Zealand Ministry of Health gave the update on daily COVID-19 press conference.
According Bloomfield, New Zealand reported 52 new confirmed and 30 new probably cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total to 950. Ten people are currently in hospital, including one person in intensive care unit, and 127 people have recovered.
Meanwhile, 33,116 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in New Zealand labs. The country has now a daily capacity of 6,000 tests.
While most of the COVID-19 cases confirmed in New Zealand are related to overseas travels, several clusters of community transmission in the country have been confirmed and are still under investigation.
New Zealand declared a national emergency and imposed a national lockdown starting from March 25. People are urged to stay home to contain community transmission of COVID-19.
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