The two latest Southern cases of Covid-19 are a Dunedin woman in her 30s and a Spanish man in hospital in Queenstown and did not test positive in Southland as previously reported by the Ministry of Health.
Meanwhile Southern District Health Board are tracing the contacts of an Australian who was in Queenstown while infectious.
Ministry of Health's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield earlier said two of the eight new cases today were from Southland.
However, the Ministry of Health have now corrected the information and say the two new cases from the South are in Queenstown and Dunedin.
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The Southern District Health Board said the two cases were a tourist from Spain, who tested positive in Queenstown, and a Dunedin woman who had recently travelled overseas have been diagnosed with Covid-19.
That brought the total positive cases in the district to six.
The Spanish man is his 60s was unwell and was being cared for at Lakes District Hospital in Queenstown. His wife was being tested and is self-isolating.
Contact tracing had commenced.
The Dunedin woman in her 30s had recently travelled to Australia and the United Kingdom, via Los Angeles. She had mild symptoms and has been self-isolating since returning to New Zealand this week.
Contact tracing was complete for the first three cases, and is ongoing for the Invercargill man diagnosed yesterday.
Southern DHB was also undertaking contact tracing in Queenstown in relation to an Australian case, who was in the area while infectious.
"We have been able to reach possible contacts and do not need to publicise his movements as part of the public health response."
The DHB said others in the Southern district who had tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week remained in self-isolation and were recovering well.
Testing for Logan Park pupils and staff
The DHB also confirmed all the almost 150 close contacts of the Logan Park High School pupil with Covid-19 had returned a negative test result.
The pupils and staff would remain in self-isolation and were asked to monitor themselves for any symptoms of Covid-19.
"If they develop any respiratory symptoms, they will be re-tested. We sincerely thank everyone in the school community for their support and cooperation."
Secretary of Education Iona Holsted acknowledged the support the school and school community had shown each other over the past couple of days while waiting for the test results.
"We are pleased the school is reopening on Tuesday after the Otago anniversary holiday."
The school will be carefully cleaned before reopening.
"All 150 close contacts will remain in self-isolation for a period of 14 days.
"Over that time, as a further precaution they will be watched carefully for symptoms in case they develop," Dr Bloomfield said/
Travel history investigated
Dr Bloomfield said health staff were investigating the travel history of the cases so we can quickly identify all close contacts and isolate them.
"While it’s important to be alert to the increasing numbers of cases, we are expecting more, given the rapidly evolving situation overseas. We will continue to identify, test and isolate to ensure we can stamp COVID-19 out and slow it down.
"‘We want to ensure New Zealand’s health system is able to continue delivering a whole range of care for all New Zealanders in addition to responding to the demands of COVID-19," Dr Bloomfield says.
Healthline would be provided with the seat numbers of the recent flights and would soon be able to advise anyone on these flights whether they are considered a close contact.
Close contacts would be required to undertake 14 days of self-isolation, and will be monitored for symptoms.
