One new Covid-19 case at the border, none in the community

May 18, 2021
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One new Covid-19 case has been detected at New Zealand's border in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health says.

There are no new cases in the community. 

The ministry also reports one historical Covid-19 case identified in a recent returnee in managed isolation.

Today's new case had arrived into New Zealand from Indonesia via Singapore on May 15. 

They tested positive for the virus on day 1 routine testing in Auckland. 

The historical case had arrived from Japan on May 9 and tested positive while at an MIQ facility in Christchurch. 

Meanwhile, a mariner on a ship docked in Bluff returned a weak positive result that has been confirmed as a historical case, the ministry also announced. 

The mariner had been at sea for 25 days, but had a high CT value, indicating an old infection.

They were tested in order to disembark the ship for medical treatment. 

A repeat swab was taken and processed and has returned a negative result, the ministry said.

New Zealand's total number of active cases is 19, as one previously reported case has recovered. 

The country's total number of cases is 2297. 

The ministry announced on Sunday two weak positive Covid-19 results had been detected in Wellington's wastewater.

It said it was likely this was due to recently recovered cases continuing to shed the virus.

The ministry said yesterday further wastewater samples had been collected and those results were expected this evening.

Yesterday, five coronavirus cases were recorded in managed isolation. All of the cases had travelled from India. 

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