COVID-19 mandatory self-isolation period could soon be relaxed
Monday 31 July to Sunday 6 August 2023
There were no new deaths with COVID-19 as either a contributing factor or the underlying cause of death reported in Northland this week.
112 COVID-19 related deaths have now been confirmed in Northland throughout the outbreak.
168 new cases were reported in Northland this week. This is more than reported last week when 166 new Northland cases were reported.
At the end of the week, the average number of new COVID-19 cases reported daily over the prior seven days was 25 cases. This compares to the 24 case seven-day rolling average reported at the end of last week.
75,162 Northland cases have now recovered, and there have now been a total of 75,439 Northland cases reported throughout the outbreak.
Across the country, 25 new COVID-19 related deaths were reported this week.
160 cases were in hospitals around the country at the end of this week, compared to 116 reported at the end of last week.
4,645 new cases were reported across the country this week, with 2,304 (49.6%) being reinfections. This is more new cases than reported last week, when 3,615 new cases were reported.
The national seven-day rolling average of new cases reported each day was 659 at the end of this week, compared to 514 last week.
The latest COVID-19 Trends and Insights Report covers national data.
Reported case rate for the week ending 30 July remained stable compared to the previous week. In the week ending 23 July, hospital admissions, viral RNA in wastewater, and mortality decreased compared to the previous week.
The XBB variants are still the most common (~58%). XBB.1.16 continues to be the most common variant ~20%, followed by FK1.1 at 19% and CH1.1 at 9%.
COVID-19 mandatory self-isolation period could soon be relaxed, RNZ Reports.
New Zealand's mandatory seven-day self-isolation requirement for COVID-19 could be relaxed by the end of the month, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has indicated.
Most COVID-19 rules were dropped last September, such as the traffic light setting, vaccine mandates and a requirement to wear masks in places other than healthcare settings, but the seven-day isolation period for those who have the virus has remained.
Cabinet last reviewed the requirement in April, ahead of winter.
That notice expires at the end of August.
Hipkins said a decision would be made before then on whether to relax the isolation requirements.
"We did signal last time that we thought as this current notice period drew to a close that it was likely we would see COVID-19 being transitioned to a business-as-usual approach for the health system."