There are 95 new cases of Covid-19 in Queenstown Lakes today (Thursday May 5), bringing the active total to 757.

The Southern District Health Board (SDHB) does not provide a breakdown of cases within Queenstown Lakes so the Wānaka App cannot provide Wānaka specific case numbers.

The Ministry of Health reported the deaths of three people with Covid-19 in the Southern region today.

There are 31 people hospitalised with Covid-19 in the region: 20 in Dunedin; nine in Southland; one in Dunstan; and one in Maniototo.

One person is in the Dunedin ICU.

Hospitalisation of people with Covid-19 continues to be high throughout the Southern district, the SDHB said in a statement. 

“These high numbers continue to put pressure on our hospital systems, including emergency departments, due to the streaming of patients into the red stream (Covid-19 positive) and green stream (Covid-19 negative).”

Across the region there are 721 new cases and an active total of 5,657 cases.

There are 52 new cases in Central Otago; 45 in Clutha; 274 in Dunedin; 25 in Gore; 147 in Invercargill; 55 in Southland; and 26 in Waitaki.

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