Desk Report
Publish: 25 May 2022, 01:39 pm
Omicron virus || Photo: Collected
New Zealand reported its first
case of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in a community case of COVID-19 on Wednesday,
without a clear link to the border.
The case was found in Hawke's Bay
from a test result returned on May 10, said the Ministry of Health. This
Omicron subvariant is prevalent in the United States and has been detected at
the border for many weeks -- there have been 29 imported cases of its kind
reported since April, so its movement into the community is not unexpected, said
a ministry statement.
Emerging data suggests BA.2.12.1
is marginally more transmissible than the subvariants currently circulating in
New Zealand. The genomic surveillance (genomes and wastewater) remains in place
to study any new variants and track their spread, it said.
Previously, New Zealand also
detected the Omicron BA.4 and/or BA.5 subvariants in the community. New Zealand
recorded 8,150 new community cases of COVID-19 and 11 more deaths on Wednesday.
Among the new community
infections, 2,617 were reported in the largest city Auckland, the ministry
said. In addition, 78 new cases of COVID-19 were detected at the New Zealand
border. Currently, 368 COVID-19 patients are being treated in New Zealand
hospitals, including 11 in intensive care units or high dependency units. New
Zealand has reported 1,117,307 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic
hit the country.
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