New Zealand records first Covid-19 death in over three months
Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month, ending a spell of 102 days free of community transmission in the South Pacific nation.
“I acknowledge the anxiety New Zealanders may be feeling about today’s news, both in the wider community and also for the family and whanau grieving over this death,” health chief Ashley Bloomfield said in a statement.The Auckland cluster emerged in a family of four and has since grown to 152, including three recorded on Friday.
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