FOR the third consecutive day, New Zealand has no new cases of Covid-19, while there are only 86 active cases.
This means New Zealand’s combined total of confirmed and probable cases remains at 1497, of which 1147 are confirmed and 1411 people have recovered from Covid-19.
Two people remain in hospital – one each in Auckland and Middlemore hospitals. Neither are in ICU, and there are still 16 significant clusters. There are no additional deaths.
On Wednesday, laboratories processed 6568 tests, bringing the total number of tests completed to 209,613.
Health authorities advise on the first day of alert level 2 that people should continue to keep their distance from each other when out in public.
They have also urged people who are unwell to stay at home and if they have cold or flu symptoms to call their doctor or Healthline immediately and get tested.
Members of the public have also been asked to keep social gatherings to a maximum of 10 people at once.