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NMH COVID-19 Update: 3 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

Three new confirmed cases were announced on 3 April by the Ministry of Health for the Nelson Marlborough region. These are:

  1. A female in her 20s in the Nelson region
  2. A male in his 20s in the Nelson region
  3. A female in her 40s in the Marlborough region

The total number of confirmed and probable cases are:

LOCATION

CONFIRMED CASES

PROBABLE CASES

Nelson

17

2

Marlborough

10

1

TOTALS

27

3
  • All cases are travel-related and there is no evidence of a community outbreak in the region
  • 29 of the cases are in isolation at home or in their place of usual residence.
  • One case is in Nelson Hospital in a stable condition. The Wairau Hospital patient has been discharged home. There are no patients in the intensive care unit.

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

A ‘probable case’ is a person who has returned a negative lab test result but the clinician treating them believes that, based on clinical symptoms and exposure history, that they are very likely to be a case.

Contact tracing is underway as required by the Nelson Marlborough Public Health Service (NMPHS) and the national close contact tracing service.

2. Recovery rates

As at 3 April 2020, the total number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the Nelson Marlborough region is: 9

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

3. Community-based assessment centre (CBAC) data

The numbers of people screened, assessed and tested on 2 April 2020 are:

DATE

LOCATION

NUMBER OF PEOPLE ASSESSED

NUMBER OF PEOPLE TESTED (SWABS TAKEN)

2 April

 

Nelson

92

36

Blenheim

52

 14

Motueka

29

19
Total  

173

69

Running total CBAC data, by location:

 

NELSON

BLENHEIM

MOTUEKA

24 MARCH to 2 APRIL

Assessed: 501

Assessed: 284

Assessed: 129

Tested: 176

Tested: 97

Tested: 56

4. For further information

Please go to the NMH website 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