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Covid-19 update: 2035 new community cases, 273 in hospital

13:07 pm on 6 September 2022

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There are 2035 new community cases of Covid-19 today, the Ministry of Health says.

In a statement, the ministry said the seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 1719. Last Tuesday, it was 2251.

The ministry said there were now a total of 1933 deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor.

The seven-day rolling average increase in total deaths attributable to Covid-19 is now seven.