New Zealand reports 83 local COVID-19 cases
A medical worker administers a COVID-19 test at a testing clinic during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
New Zealand, in a nationwide lockdown battling an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant, reported 83 local COVID-19 cases on Sunday, health officials said.
Eighty-two cases were reported in Auckland, the epicenter of the outbreak and New Zealand’s largest city, and the other was in the capital, Wellington.
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