By RNZ.co.nz and is republished with permission

There are 34 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today.

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File photo. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

Of today’s new cases in the community, 21 are in Auckland, seven in the Waikato, two in the Bay of Plenty, three in Lakes and one in Canterbury.

There are 10 new cases at the border.

New Zealand has now had a total of 49 cases of Omicron.

There are 41 people in hospital, including eight in ICU or HDU.

Hawke’s Bay is set to become the 12th DHB area to have 90 percent of its eligible population fully vaccinated. The region is only 192 second doses short of this milestone.

More to come…