New Zealand’s second death from Covid-19 was announced today; a woman in her 90s from a Christchurch rest home. In NZ overall there’s a “strong, declining” link to overseas travel, which accounts for just 40% of new confirmed cases, with 44% being contacts with a known case. Community transmission stands at 2%.
In Hawke’s Bay, we have one new case: a frontline supermarket worker who worked while potentially infectious in Flaxmere New World on 3 and 4 April (3.30-8.30pm and 6.30am-3pm respectively) before recognising their symptoms. Dr Nick Jones says all close contacts are in isolation and the supermarket has had a “deep clean”. The risk to other workers and shoppers at the time is very low, he says, but can’t be ruled out.
Hawke’s Bay Covid-19 Case Numbers
| 10 April | Hastings | Napier | CHB | Wairoa | Total |
| New cases | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total cases | 12 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| Hospitalisations | 1 | ||||
| Recovered | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Number of tests in HB | 1,644 |
| 10 April | New Zealand | Global |
| New cases | 44
(4,520 tested) | 84,200 |
| Total cases | 1,283
(55,685 tests) | 1.6 million |
| Hospitalisations | 16
(4 in ICU) | |
| Deaths | 2 | 95,500 |
| Recovered | 373 | 354,000 |
Source: Ministry of Health, Hawke’s Bay DHB, and John Hopkins University.