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There were 12,277 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the week to midnight on Sunday and a further 30 deaths.

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The 30 people added to the Covid-19 death tally brings the total number of deaths from the disease to 2792.

The number of people with the virus in hospital was 249 with 12 in intensive care.

Last week 11,063 new cases of Covid-19 were reported and a further 26 deaths were attributed to the virus.

The World Health Organisation has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a “global health emergency”.

The organisation said the virus was now an established and ongoing health issue that no longer constituted a public health emergency of international concern.

WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the official estimate was that at least 7 million people died in the pandemic but the true figure was likely closer to 20m deaths and he warned that the virus remained a significant threat.

New Zealand epidemiologist Michael Baker said the WHO decision was the right move and global status change made sense at this stage but it made no practical difference to how countries managed the infection.

FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA

Ko e keisi fo’ou ‘e 12,277 ‘o e Koviti-19 ‘i Nu’u Sila ‘i he uike ne lele mai ngata he tu’ua po Sapate.

Ne mate ai ha toko 30 pea ‘alu hake ai ‘a e fika fakakatoa ‘o e mate he Koviti ‘i Nu’u Sila ni ki he toko 2792.

Ko e tokolahi ‘o e kakai mo e vailasi ‘i falemahaki ko e toko 249 ‘o ‘i ai ‘a e toko 12 ‘i he ‘initenisivikea.

Uike kuo osi ne iai ‘a e keisi foou ‘e toko 11,063 na’e lipooti pea mo he toko 26 ne mate tupu mei he vailasi.

Kuo fakaha foki ‘e he Kautaha Mo’ui ‘a Mamani kuo ikai toe hoko a e Koviti-19 ko ha mahaki ke tokanga fakavavevave ki ai ‘a mamani.

Pehe ‘e he kautaha kuo ‘osi lava he taimi ni ‘o tali pea kei hokohoko atu ‘o ‘ikai ko ha toe ‘isiu ke fai ha hoha’a fakavavevave fakamamani ki ai.

Pehe e he ulu o e WHO  Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ko e fakaofiofi fakaofisiale kuo mate ‘a e toko 7 miliona he Koviti ka ko e fika totonu oku ‘i he 20 miliona. Pea ne fakatokanga ‘oku kei fu’u fakatu’utamaki pe ‘a e vailasi.

Kuo pehe ‘e he taukei epitemolosisi ‘a Nu’u Sila Michael Baker ko e tu’utu’uni taimi totonu pe ‘eni ‘a WHO pea ‘uhinga lelei pe ‘a hono liliu ‘o e tukunga fakakolope he taimi ni pea ko e toki me’a pe ia ki he ngaahi fonua ke nau tokanga’i e pipihi ‘a e mahaki.

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