New Zealand reported 83 new cases of COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Saturday.
Of the new cases, 82 were in the Auckland community and one was a recent returnee in a managed isolation facility, said the ministry.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the August community outbreak to 429, with 415 in Auckland and 14 in Wellington, according to the ministry.
There are 376 COVID-19 cases in the current community outbreak that have been found clear epidemiological links, yet the sources of a further 53 cases have not been established, said the ministry.
Of the current community cases, 25 are in hospital, with 23 in a stable condition and two in ICU, it said.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand now reached 3,023.
On Friday, 89,316 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered across the country, which was the second-biggest daily total to date. All together over 3.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in New Zealand, said the ministry.
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