8 Apr 2024

Covid-19 update: 3385 new cases, 13 further deaths

4:58 pm on 8 April 2024
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There have been 3385 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week. Photo: 123RF

There have been 3385 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the past week, and 13 further deaths attributed to the virus.

Of the new cases, 2109 were reinfections.

There were 145 cases in hospital as of midnight Sunday, the Ministry of Health said.

Canterbury was the worst affected region, followed by Waitematā, Capital and Coast and Counties Manukau.

Last Monday, 3399 new cases and seven deaths attributed to the virus were reported for the previous week, with 168 cases in hospital.

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