45 reported, all in Auckland.
More, this from the briefing.
- 33 of these new cases are known to be household or other close contacts of existing cases and many of them have been isolating throughout their infectious period at home or at an MIQ facility
- Of these, 26 are household contacts and 12, for example, come from just two households where there are six in each.
- Many of these cases were expected; on Monday, I indicated there were between 45 and 50 cases at that time likely to arise amongst household and other close contacts who had already been identified and we're seeing some of them come through now
- Bloomfield added 12 of Wednesday's cases are yet to be linked to the outbreak but six of those cases, "potential links" are already visible
Painting an optimistic take on the number they are, and maybe that's justified. Or maybe not.
This Google graphic is a little behind, but it gives you an idea of this day's result in relation to past weeks. Big jump.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left policy unchanged at its previous meeting in response to the fresh outbreak, IIn the days leading up to the meeting it was on odds-on there would be a hike. The Bank has since said their rate hike was delayed specifically because of the outbreak. I wonder if numbers like today's keep on coming whether the next meeting will also be on hold.
