Omicron cluster totals 90

There are 45 new community Covid-19 cases, and 90 Omicron cases in total to date, officials have reported.

The 45 new community cases (both Omicron and Delta) were in Auckland (22), Waikato (two), Bay of Plenty (three), Lakes (seven), Taranaki (one), Hawke’s Bay (eight), Nelson-Marlborough (two).

There are active cases being treated as Omicron in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Palmerston North, and Nelson-Tasman, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. To date, 90 community cases of Covid-19 that are either confirmed as Omicron variant or have been linked to previously reported Omicron case, an increase of 34 from Wednesday.

Additionally, there were four new community cases of Covid-19 in Christchurch, but it is not yet confirmed which variant these new cases are.

The new community cases in Christchurch will be included in today’s case numbers, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, 26 per cent of eligible 5 to 11-year-olds have had their first dose (124,155 children). Sixty-three per cent of those due for their booster (1.16 million) have had it.