For the 21st day in a row, New Zealand hasn't recorded any new COVID-19 cases.
The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show New Zealand hasn't recorded any new cases of the novel respiratory illness in the last 24 hours.
The total number of confirmed and probable cases reported in Aotearoa since the virus' outbreak remains at 1504.
Following the recovery of an Auckland woman on Monday, New Zealand has no known active cases of COVID-19. The death toll sits at 22. No one is in hospital.
Worldwide the pandemic is gaining steam, with more than 135,000 new cases confirmed in the past day - the most yet. More than 423,000 people have died.
New Zealand health officials tested 2950 people on Thursday, bringing the total number of tests done to 304,832. Coincedentally, the number of tests still left in stock is almost the same - 304,483.
The country is currently at alert level 1, the "prepare" stage. This means officials believe the virus is contained in New Zealand but it is uncontrolled overseas. At this level, border measures continue to "minimise the risk of importing COVID-19 cases" as well as intensive testing and rapid tracing.
