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The New Zealand Ministry of Health today reported another 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the community bringing the total number of locally acquired cases to 210:
The total number of community cases in Auckland is now 198 and 12 in Wellington.
Auckland’s lockdown was recently extended for a further week until 11:59pm on Tuesday 31 August. The rest of the country will remain in lockdown until 11:59pm on Friday.
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Delta is proving near impossible to control.
About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.