Virus death toll climbs again

Wellington: There were 9091 new community cases of Covid19 and five further deaths reported in New Zealand yesterday.

Of the deaths, reported yesterday, one person was in their 70s and four people were in their 80s.

One was from the Wellington region, one from Bay of Plenty and three from Southern.

The number of people with Covid19 who have died in New Zealand is now 1022. — RNZ