The earliest exposure site in Auckland's latest Covid-19 outbreak is from two weeks ago
The earliest exposure site in Auckland's latest Covid-19 outbreak is from two weeks ago
19 August 2021
That's despite the first case being found on Tuesday - with officials deeming the man's been infectious since Thursday.
But eatery Sumthin Dumplin in Auckland's city centre has been pinged as a location of interest from Tuesday, August 3.
Otago University epidemiologist Michael Baker says it's remarkable - and very worrying.
He says it pushes back the start of the outbreak and a complex picture's emerging - of who the first case is - and who passed the virus to whom.
The Health Ministry's so far identified nearly 70 exposure sites and the public's urged to check its website regularly for updates on locations of interest.
There are currently 10 cases in the Auckland cluster.
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