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There are 1296 new community cases of Covid-19 today, the Ministry of Health says.
In a statement, the ministry also said there were 257 people in hospital, including four in ICU.
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 1778. Last Monday, it was 2425.
The seven-day rolling average of hospitalisations today is 273. Last Monday, it was 351.
The ministry said there were now a total of 1915 deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.
In the past seven days, there have been an average of six deaths confirmed each day as being attributable to Covid-19, the ministry said.
There were also 105 new cases reported at the border.
For more data on the current cases, hospitalisations or deaths, visit the Ministry of Health’s website.
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