A breakdown of Covid-19 cases across the South has been released detailing where and how dense each outbreak of the virus is.
The Southern District Health Board tonight revealed the number of total cases across the region, with 41 in Queenstown, four in Southland, three in Dunedin, two in Gore and a single case in Invercargill.
There were 35 new cases identified today.
A SDHB spokesman said a member of Dunedin’s student community was isolating and would be counted in tomorrow’s case numbers. Close contacts that have been identified were contacted today.
In Invercargill, a staff member at an aged residential facility had tested positive for the virus. They were isolating at home and would be counted in tomorrow’s case numbers.
All residents and their families had been notified. No residents were symptomatic and had all returned a negative RAT test.
Close contacts were isolating and following public health advice.
The SDHB continued to work with this facility for testing and support, he said.
It did not share personal information about people who had tested positive unless there were compelling public health reasons to do so, he said.
There are still no locations of interest in Dunedin.
The spokesman said there could be many reasons why there were no identified locations of interest. People may not have gone out during their infectious period, all people at the locations were contacted, or it was classified as a low risk location of interest.
