New Zealand confirms two more deaths from COVID-19 days after Jacinda Ardern declared that the country had beaten coronavirus
- New Zealand’s confirms another two deaths from the killer coronavirus
- A woman in her 90s died from the deadly coronavirus on Friday
- A man in his 70s died from COVID-19 in Christchurch on Saturday
- New Zealand’s coronavirus death toll now stands at four
- Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID
New Zealand has confirmed two more deaths from COVID-19.
A man in his 70s who tested positive for COVID-19 on April 9 died in Burnwood Hospital in Christchurch on Saturday bringing the country’s death toll to four.
The man was one of 20 who was transferred from Rosewood to Burnwood and contracted the deadly disease.
His death came after a woman in her 90s also died from the killer virus on Friday. She also had underlying health conditions.
‘Today’s news reinforces our move to alert level 4,’ Ministry of Health’s Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay said,
‘As we have said previously, this can be a very serious disease… We want you to know that our health system will do everything it can to support the fight against COVID-19.’