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Kia ora Sarah,

 

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202201231.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
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we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
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If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [2][email address]

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Matahiwi <[FOI #18520 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 10 February 2022 5:03 pm
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Covid Information

 

Dear Ministry of Health,

 

I request the following information for today and every subsequent day
until the day prior to this request being answered in full or the date on
which you resume making this information publicly available as part of
your press releases, whichever is the earlier.

 

I ask that the information be presented in the form that it had been made
publicly available until yesterday, 9 February 2022:

 

CONTACTS

- Number of active contacts being managed (total):

- Percentage who has received an outbound call from contact tracers (to
confirm testing and isolation requirements):

- Percentage who has returned at least one result: 68%

 

NZ COVID Tracer

- Poster scans in the 24 hours to midday yesterday

- Manual diary entries in the 24 hours to midday

 

MY VACCINE PASS

Total issued to date: 5,082,686

Total yesterday: 7,554

 

WASTEWATER

- Any unexpected detections

 

I also request that you provide a full list of all detections for today
and every subsequent day until the day prior to this request being
answered in full or the date on which you resume making this information
publicly available as part of your press releases, whichever is the
earlier.

 

In addition, for each day of the period specified above I request that you
provide the following for each region with an active case:

- The total number of new cases

- The town in which each new case resides

- How many of the new cases have been linked to existing cases

- The number of people and number of cases who are being supported to
isolate at home

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sarah Matahiwi

 

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Kia ora Sarah,   

   

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 10
February 2022 requesting:    

   

“the following information for today and every subsequent day until the
day prior to this request being answered in full or the date on which you
resume making this information publicly available as part of your press
releases, whichever is the earlier.
I ask that the information be presented in the form that it had been made
publicly available until yesterday, 9 February 2022:

CONTACTS
- Number of active contacts being managed (total):
- Percentage who has received an outbound call from contact tracers (to
confirm testing and isolation requirements):
- Percentage who has returned at least one result: 68%

NZ COVID Tracer
- Poster scans in the 24 hours to midday yesterday
- Manual diary entries in the 24 hours to midday

MY VACCINE PASS
Total issued to date: 5,082,686
Total yesterday: 7,554

WASTEWATER
- Any unexpected detections

I also request that you provide a full list of all detections for today
and every subsequent day until the day prior to this request being
answered in full or the date on which you resume making this information
publicly available as part of your press releases, whichever is the
earlier.

In addition, for each day of the period specified above I request that you
provide the following for each region with an active case:
- The total number of new cases
- The town in which each new case resides
- How many of the new cases have been linked to existing cases
- The number of people and number of cases who are being supported to
isolate at home”.   

   

The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as the request necessitates the collation of a large
quantity of official information. The Ministry of Health will reply to
your request by no later than 24 March 2022, and earlier if possible.    

   

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.  The Ombudsman may be contacted by email
at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.   

Ngâ mihi

 

OIA Services Team

 

[2]Ministry of Health information releases

[3]Unite against COVID-19

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Kia ora Sarah,         

         

Please see attached the response to your OIA request.    

Ngā mihi

 

OIA Services Team

 

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[2]Unite against COVID-19

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