WELLINGTON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 7,113 new community cases of COVID-19 and 33 more deaths, the Ministry of Health said today.
There have so far been a total of 1,563 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor, since the pandemic began in New Zealand, the health ministry said.
Among the new COVID-19 cases reported over the last 24 hours, 275 cases have recently travelled overseas, it added.
Currently, 738 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals in the country, including 15 in intensive care units or high dependency units, official data showed.
New Zealand reported 1,616,109 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020.
The country is currently under the orange settings of its COVID-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings.– NNN-AGENCIES
