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NMH COVID-19 Update: 13 April 2020

Posted 4 years ago

This update provides information about confirmed cases in the Nelson Marlborough region, community-based assessment centre (CBAC) data and any new information for our communities.

Please go to the main COVID-19 website for information about the CBACs, contact tracing, hospital planning and more: https://www.nmdhb.govt.nz/covid-19

 

1. Total confirmed cases in the Nelson Marlborough region

There have been no new cases announced for the Nelson Marlborough region since 9 April. 

The total number of confirmed and probable cases are:

LOCATION

CONFIRMED CASES

PROBABLE CASES

Nelson

21

6

Marlborough

12

9

TOTALS

33

15
  • All cases are travel-related and there is no evidence of a community outbreak in the region
  • All cases are in isolation at home or in their place of usual residence.
  • There are no cases in hospital.

Please refer to the Ministry of Health’s website for further detail: Case confirmation dates, gender and age group and travel details: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-current-situation/covid-19-current-cases/covid-19-current-cases-details

2. Recovery rates

As at 13 April 2020, the total number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Nelson Marlborough region is: 26 

The recovery rate is a subset of the total number of confirmed cases.

3. Updated probable case definition

The definition of a probable case was recently revised by the Ministry of Health.

In simple terms a probable case is someone where the suspicion of disease is so high that the clinicians believe this is more than likely a case than not but cannot prove this by lab testing.

There are three ways that someone is diagnosed as a probable COVID-19 case:

  1. They have clinically-compatible symptoms, and an absence of other known causes that would explain why they have clinical symptoms
  2. They are a close contact of a confirmed case, and either meet the clinical criteria or cannot readily be tested
  3. The clinician assessing them believes that, based on clinical symptoms, an inconclusive test or no test, and their exposure history, that they are very likely to be a case.

4. Community-based assessment centre (CBAC) data

The number of people assessed and tested on 11 & 12 April (the total for both days):

DATE

LOCATION

NUMBER OF PEOPLE ASSESSED

NUMBER OF PEOPLE TESTED (SWABS TAKEN)

11 & 12 April

 

Nelson

32

30

Blenheim

19

 17

Motueka

6

5
Total  

57

52

Running total CBAC data, by location:

 

NELSON

BLENHEIM

MOTUEKA

24 MARCH to 12 APRIL

Assessed: 804

Assessed: 444

Assessed: 219

Tested: 397

Tested: 203

Tested: 120

Please note that the rate of testing has increased substantially in the past week, in line with the revised Ministry of Health case definition.

 

5. For further information

Please go to the NMH COVID-19 page for information about:

  • Contact tracing
  • Community-based assessment centre (CBAC) locations
  • The difference between screening, assessment and testing at a CBAC
  • How to raise concerns about non-compliance with isolation or physical distancing rules
  • Hospital visitation rules
  • Changes to planned care (elective) procedures
  • Where to find the best COVID-19 information and advice
  • Resources to download and share
  • Other frequently-asked questions