Four new cases were confirmed in the Waikato on Sunday 17th October. Two cases (one in Hamilton and one in Raglan) were known contacts of existing cases, including one individual who was already in managed isolation. This followed a Raglan case that was already in an Auckland quarantine hotel announced on Saturday 16th.
Locations of interest for Raglan in the last 14 days are now down to 14 and these are all casual contact events.
Covid-19 testing and vaccinations is available at Raglan Medical
Designated GP Practice
Raglan Medical at 9 Wallis Street are a designated COVID-19 testing practice. You do not need to be an enrolled patient to get a test. Please call the practice to make an appointment for your COVID-19 test or vaccination. PHONE (07) 825 0114
COVID TESTING HOURS for the week of 18th to 22nd Oct are:
| Mon – Tue | 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM |
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| Thu – Fri | 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM |
Investigations are underway to determine how the other two cases are connected to the current outbreak. One lives in Hamilton and the other has an address in Kihikihi. It is possible that the Kihikihi case is the source of the wastewater detections in Te Awamutu, however this has not yet been confirmed.
Waikato DHB is continuing to carry out regionwide testing and are encouraging anyone with symptoms to get tested – particularly for residents of Raglan, Te Awamutu and Kihikihi. Testing will be available tomorrow in Kihikihi. The location of testing sites available today in the Waikato are below, and are also available on the Healthpoint website and the Waikato DHB website.
Super Saturday was a big success in the Waikato DHB area with 10,088 people getting out to be vaccinated. Of those people, 3,887 received their first dose and 6,201 their second dose. This included 2,558 Māori who were vaccinated with 1,437 receiving their first dose.