Oku taupotu i lalo ha fakamatala fakaTonga
There were 14,657 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 43 deaths attributed to the virus. The total number of deaths from the disease is now 2893.
In addition, there were 247 cases in hospital at midnight Sunday, with eight in intensive care.
The seven-day rolling average of cases was 1891.
Last week 11,739 new cases were reported, and a further 58 deaths were attributed to the virus.
In last week’s Budget 2023 announcement, $20 million was allocated to lift Covid-19 immunisation and screening coverage for Māori and Pacific people.
Meanwhile, Tokelau has confirmed its first community case of Covid-19, and a lockdown has been imposed.
A spokesperson for the government confirmed to RNZ Pacific the small nation of three atolls announced the first-ever case on Sunday.
Up until now, Tokelau, which is a dependency of New Zealand, was the last remaining country, along with Turkmenistan, to not have experienced community cases.
The case is located on Nukunonu, the largest atoll in Tokelau and does not know how they caught the virus.
Work was underway to establish how the virus entered the community.
In January, Tokelau experienced its first cases of the virus at the border.
All five people who tested positive then tested negative and were able to join the community and attend a wedding.
FAKAMATALA FAKATONGA
Na’e fe’unga mo e keisi fo’ou ‘o e Koviti ‘e 14,657 ne lipooti ‘i ‘Aotearoa he kuo a’u mai ki he Sapate pea mo ha mate ‘e toko 43 tuunga he vailasi Koviti. Kuo a’u ai ‘a e mate fakakatoa ki he toko 2893.
Tanaki atu ki heni ko ha keisi ‘e 247 ne ‘i fale mahaki mei he tu’uapo Sapate pea toko valu ai ‘i he ‘initenisivikea’.
Na’e lipooti ‘i he uike kuo ‘osi ha keisi ‘e 11,739 mo ha mate ‘e 58 tu’unga he vailasi.
Na’e fanongonongo ‘i he uike kuo ‘osi e patiseti 2023 pea ne vahe’i ai ha $20 miliona ke hiki hake ‘a e huhu malu’i ‘o e Koviti ki he kakai Maori mo e Pasifiki.
Taimi tatau pe kuo lipooti mei Tokelau ‘enau fuofua keisi Koviti.
Oku kei loka ai ‘a Tokelau.
Na’e lekooti ai ‘a e keisi ‘e fa he komiunitii ‘i he vaha’a taimi ‘aho 15 ki he 26 ‘o Mee i Nukunonu.
Kuo hoko ai ‘a Tokelau ko e fika ua ia ki he muimui taha ‘o ha fonua ‘i mamani ke ne ma’u ‘a e Koviti 19, kae kei hao pe ‘a Turkmenistan heene a’u mai ki he ‘aho 26 Mee’ fakatatau ki he WHO.
Koeuhi ko e ngaahi fangatangata kuo hoko ‘oku ‘uhinga ia ‘oku tapuni ‘a e ako’anga Matiti ‘i Nukunonu pea ngaahi ‘ofisi fakapule’anga.
Ava pe ngaahi sevese fiema’ua hange ko e fale mahaki, ngaahi fale koloa mo e pa’anga ‘i ha fokotu’utu’u makehe ki ai ke fakasi’isi’i e feō’aki ‘a e kakai.
‘Oku ‘atā ‘a e kakai ke fafanga ‘enau fanga monumanu’ he vaha’a e 7am ki he 9am.
