New Zealand Announces First COVID-19 Case In Months

New Zealand announces first COVID-19 case in months

WELLINGTON, (Pakistan Point News - 25th Jan, 2021) New Zealand confirmed on Monday it was investigating one positive case of COVID-19 in the community that was first reported on Sunday, the first domestic case in months.

The infection in a 56-year-old woman who returned to New Zealand on 30th December, was of the South African variant, the COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins said during a news conference.

There were no other community cases reported and authorities said the source of the infection was probably a fellow returnee at a quarantine facility.