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1 October 2021
DJ
By email: [FYI request #16733 email]
Ref:
H202112326
Tēnā koe DJ
Response to your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Ministry of
Health (the Ministry) on 13 September 2021 for information in relation to COVID-19 cases at the
border and in managed isolation.
You will find a response to each part of your request below.
Since MIQ began in 2021, how many positive covid-19 cases there have been at the
border/MIQ per month?
The table below relates to the number of imported cases per month between January 2021 and
September 2021.
Month
Imported
case
Jan
134
Feb
58
Mar
119
Apr
109
May
54
Jun
72
Jul
126
Aug
87
Sep
35
Total
794
“…..by month - please break each of these cases down by which type of Covid-19 variant
the number of cases related to”
One document has been identified within scope of your request (copy attached). This document
provides information about the variants of each positive imported COVID-19 case between
January to September 2021. Some details are withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to
protect the privacy of the individual cases.
From the start of the covid-19 outbreak in 2020, how many positive cases have their been
to date, to the date of responding to this request
Of those cases, how many of the patients have shown covid-19 related symptoms when
being classed as a positive case
As at 9:00 am on 13 September 2021, the total (confirmed and probable) case count was 3,949.
Of those, 2,809 people were symptomatic at the time of diagnosis.
I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to
ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may
be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at:
www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-
information-act-requests. Nāku noa, nā
Gill Hall
Group Manager COVID-19 Science and Insights
COVID-19 Health Systems Response
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Appendix 1: Documents for release
#
Date
Title
Decision on release
1
September 2021 Imported case data
Released with some
information withheld under
section 9(2)(a)
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