New Zealand Director-General of Health reports 9 news virus cases

Health authorities in New Zealand confirmed on Monday there had been nine new coronavirus cases reported in the country over the past 24 hours. Speaking at a briefing in Wellington Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health said seven of the nine cases had been linked to the current cluster of cases in the community.

The remaining two new cases were under investigation."Based on the information available so far they are all believed to be linked to that same community cluster," he said.The nine new cases bring New Zealand's total number of confirmed coronavirus infections to 1,280.

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