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NMH COVID-19 Update: 17 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 17 April 2020, the total number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Nelson Marlborough region is 32.

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

The Ministry of Health defines a recovered case as: At least 10 days have passed since they first had symptoms of COVID-19, and they have had no symptoms for at least 48 hours. Like most countries, we don't usually test again to make sure, because the test result shows whether or not they have remnants of the virus, not whether or not they can infect other people.

3. Community-based assessment centre (CBAC) data

The number of people assessed and tested on 16 April 2020:

DATE

LOCATION

NUMBER OF PEOPLE ASSESSED

NUMBER OF PEOPLE TESTED (SWABS TAKEN)

16 April

 

Nelson

48

45

Blenheim

21

 19

Motueka

9

9
Total  

78

73

Running total CBAC data, by location:

 

NELSON

BLENHEIM

MOTUEKA

24 MARCH to 16 APRIL

Assessed: 954

Assessed: 500

Assessed: 252

Tested: 538

Tested: 255

Tested: 151

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

3. For further information

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

  • The definition of a ‘probable’ case
  • 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