WELLINGTON, April 20 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand reported seven new confirmed and two new probable cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable infections to 1,440 in the country.

There are no additional deaths and the total number of COVID-19 related deaths remained at 12, according to the Ministry of Health.

Four of the cases reported on Monday will continue to be investigated for links to confirmed cases, it said.

There are now 974 people with COVID-19 who have recovered, an increase of 62 on Sunday.

There are currently 14 people in hospital with COVID-19, including three people in ICU. Two of these ICU patients are in a critical condition, the statement said.

A total of 3,081 COVID-19 tests were processed. Over the past week, an average of 3,354 tests were conducted every day, and 86,305 total tests have been processed to date, it said.

"Over the weekend, there were a number of efforts around wider community testing by public health and primary care," it said.

"Targeted community testing continues to be part of our ongoing surveillance against COVID-19, which helps provide us with assurance that there is not undetected community transmission," it added.

The New Zealand government will hold a press conference later on Monday to decide whether to keep or lower the alert level after four weeks of Alert Level Four national lockdown that will end on midnight Wednesday. Enditem

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