One new COVID-19 case in Canterbury

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Dec 05, 2021 |

The Ministry of Health has reported one new case of COVID-19 in Canterbury today.

The other case reported yesterday has today been formally added to the case tally.

Yesterday’s case has been clearly linked to other cases in the Nelson-Tasman area.

The Ministry of Health has not reported where in Canterbury the case is.

Canterbury DHB said that as soon as the person in Canterbury learned of their contact the person got a test and had been isolating at home since that time.

“The person’s prompt actions have reduced the chances of further spread and underline the importance of getting a test immediately if you have been to a location of interest, are identified as a contact or possible contact of a case, or if you have any cold or flu-like symptoms.”

The two latest cases, one of whom is a young child from the same household as yesterday’s case and the other is a close contact of yesterday’s case. All three were transferred to an MIQ facility yesterday. Work on tracing close contacts of these three cases is ongoing.

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

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