New Zealand reports 15 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant

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WELLINGTON, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand reported 15 new community cases of Delta variant of COVID-19 on Tuesday, all in the largest city Auckland, which brought the total number of cases in the country's community outbreak to 970.

Of the current community cases, 22 cases are in hospital, including four cases in intensive care units (ICUs) or high dependency units (HDUs), Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told a press conference.

Auckland has 953 community cases and the capital Wellington has 17 cases, Bloomfield said.

There are 942 cases that have been clearly epidemiologically-linked to another case or sub-cluster, and a further 10 for which links are yet to be fully established, he said.

According to the Ministry of Health, New Zealand also reported two new cases in recent returnees. These cases have remained in managed isolation and quarantine facilities in Auckland.

Areas outside Auckland moved to Alert Level 2 from 11:59 p.m. local time last Tuesday, which means businesses and schools are back to normal, with masks mandatory in certain settings and gatherings limited to 50 people in size.

Auckland currently remains at Level 4, the top-level COVID-19 lockdown, for another week. Enditem

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