Covid rolling average dips

There were 5296 new Covid-19 community cases and 19 virus-related deaths reported yesterday. The Ministry of Health says there are 605 people in hospital, 17 in ICU. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 5812, down from last Friday when it was 7618. The ministry said there were now 1624 deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause or as a factor.