COVID-19 Weekly situation update
Date: 05/02/2021
In-Confidence
Document One
PILLARS OF THE COVID-19 ELIMINATION STRATEGY
SUMMARY OF PROGRESS
FOCUS FOR WEEK AHEAD
New Zealand’s elimination strategy is a sustained approach to keep it out, find it and
stamp it out. We do this through:
New Zealand has performed well against its elimination
Pre- & Border Settings, Managed Isolation & Quarantine
• Developing a framework for testing during long weekends and large events
strategy; however, we need to continue to remain
Strong but proportionate border settings flex and adapt as health security settings shift
vigilant and responsive, especially given the novel
• Continuing development and testing activities for the next release (R6) of the
COVID-19 variant strains.
COVID-19 Tracer App in early March.
Detection & Surveillance
Best-evidence protocols ensure cases are detected and transmission is controlled
As at 10.30am 5 February 2021, there are 3 active
community cases and 58 active imported cases in
• Work is ongoing to strengthen Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Managed Isolation Facilities.
practice and PPE provision within MIQFs.
Contact Tracing & Case Management
Targeted and timely activities minimise impacts of new outbreaks across the community
The three active community cases are border-related
and health system
• Continuing work to roll out saliva testing at MIQFs.
and are ex-returnees who completed their managed
isolation at the Pullman Hotel managed isolation facility.
Stronger Public Health Measures
• Continuing to provide support to the laboratories in responding to the
Public adherence to tailored health interventions is high due to trust and confidence in
They are currently at the Jet Park quarantine facility.
community cases.
our health settings
The Northland community case, announced on 24
Health System Preparedness & Resilience
January 2021, is deemed recovered.
Proactive planning ensures a proportionate response to manage future impacts of
COVID-19 and maintain
other services
See below for an update on these measures to support our elimination strategy, and an
overview of health system utilisation.
NZ COVID TRACER APP
CONTACT TRACING
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
The first call-back requests were sent with location alerts this week, allowing Healthline to proactively manage
Status: Sufficient capacity and continuing to improve speed.
their COVID-19 call queue. Work has begun on improving the QR poster service to better support temporary
Status: We have sufficient PPE stocks for the health and disability
For cases notified week 27 January – 2 February
and private events.
workforce currently. However, ongoing vigilance is required.
Contact tracing activity
Target
Performance
COVID-19 Tracer App cumulative registered users and daily scans/manual entries as at 1300 3 February 2021
N95s remain constrained due to the hold place on QSI masks in the National
100%
Time notification to case interview
≥80% within 24
reserve in December 2020 and January 2021. Additional stocks are being
hours
expedited into the country; however expanded use will increase the draw on
Time case notification to isolation /
≥80% within 48
93%
the supply. There is sufficient stock of all other PPE supplies in the country,
quarantine of contact
hours
and demand continues to be below low pandemic usage levels. We currently
Time from close contact identification
≥80% within 24
89%
have 8 weeks stock minimum (at high pandemic usage) held nationally of all
to isolated/quarantined
hours
other items.
100%
Proportion of contacts traced
≥80% within 48
hours
Quantity on hand
Weeks on
week
Current Usage
Item
hand (current
commencing 1
For week 27 Jan –
(weekly)
usage)
February 2021
2 Feb (cases notified
93%
Of contacts traced within
2 days of case notification
Target: 80% within 2 days of case
under the Official Information Act 1982
during this period)
notification
Nitrile gloves
237,553,838
2,618,207
91
Isolation gowns
15,866,470
106,251
149
LAB TESTING
CAPACITY AT BORDER SERVICES (MIQ)
Status: Sufficient capacity for current demand.
N95s
1,839,622
38,787
47
Status: Investigation into the Pullman Managed Isolation Facility (MIF) is ongoing.
As at 03 February 1,546,832 tests have been conducted
Due to not using the Pullman MIF, there has been an increase in flights going to other regions. Workforce pressures are
Procedure masks
283,320,963
443,519
639
still too of mind and are being worked through with DHBs.
Average daily number of tests this week (rolling)
4,888
Released
CAPACITY
AKL
WKO
ROT
WLG
CHCH
TOTAL
Face shields
1,191,771
12,902
92
Total tested across New Zealand between 28 Jan – 3
Feb
34,217
Isolation: 3,781
Isolation: 153
Isolation: 959
Isolation: 5,760
Current
Isolation:
Isolation:
Goggles/Glasses
1,739,522
1,254
1,387
Occupancy
299
568
Quarantine: 91
Quarantine: 0
Quarantine: 1
Quarantine: 92
Aprons
11,474,534
59,977
191
NATIONAL CAPACITY
Number of
Community
3
0
0
0
0
0
Maximum daily testing capacity across all labs as at
32,088
Cases
3 February
Hand sanitiser
Capacity for
(500ml equiv)
1,300,701
10,227
127
Test supplies in stock as at 3 February
242,195
Region (MIF
4102
337
552
178
1092
6261
only)
COVID-19 Weekly situation update - testing
Date: 05/02/2020 In-Confidence
Document One
MIQF GUEST TESTING
Stream
Total tested 7 Jan –
Total tested 14 Jan –
Total tested 21 Jan –
Total tested 28 Jan – 3
13 Jan
20 Jan
27 Jan
Feb
TESTING COMMENTARY
Departures from facilities
2576
2667
3012
2737
Day 3
Testing and testing sites
2527
2607
2981
2701
Day 12
2496
2615
2961
2693
Most DHBs continue to report that testing numbers remain consistent and steady, notwithstanding the recent increase in
Auckland and Northland’s testing numbers due to the latest COVID-19 cases in the community. This has seen a high demand at
Percentage tested at day 3
98.1%
97.8%
99.0%
98.7%
the community testing centres in these regions.
Percentage tested at day 12
96.9%
98.1%
98.3%
98.4%
Metro Auckland extended their hours of testing and extra staff from sites south of Auckland were transferred to the North Shore.
Arrivals into country
Additional facilities were also stood up in Northland.
812
1176
1670
1639*
Day 0
Planning for access to testing around Waitangi weekend in Northland is well underway with additional pop-up testing available
794
1138
1621
1483*
in Paihia. In addition, Te Hau O Ngapuhi in Kaikohe wil be open for testing by appointment. 8 Community Testing Centres are
Percentage tested day 0
97.8%
96.8%
97.1% **
90.5% ***
available in Northland between 2 February – 9 February to ensure testing is available over the long weekend.
* Data up to 2 February 2021 ** In the Weekly Situation Update of 29 January, this number was underreported as 91.2%. This is because approximately 100 people who were tested at day 0 on 21 January did
not have an assigned NHI number in the border register at the time of being testing. This issue was investigated and has now been resolved. *** The low Day 0/1 testing rate is a result of an issue with tests
Border testing
completed on 30 January. It appears that most of these tests were completed within the Day 0/1 timeframe but were not recorded as arriving at the lab until Day 2. The Ministry is working to establish whether
Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facilities: fol owing the 22 January announcement by the Minister for COVID-19
swab times can be tracked in addition to lab processing times.
Response about the progressive rol -out of saliva testing for high-risk border workers, Jet Park started its rol -out on 25 January.
Day 0/1 testing is only required from countries other than Australia, Antarctica and some Pacific Islands. Therefore, we are reporting on Day 0/1 using arrivals into NZ rather than departures
This was then paused fol owing the detection of cases in the community. It is expected to recommence its implementation from
from facilities
9 February. Canterbury DHB is planning to commence voluntary saliva testing from 9 February. Canterbury DHB has three dual-
REASONS FOR NO TEST BY DEPARTURE DATE FROM FACILITY
purpose managed isolation and quarantine facilities, two of which are currently active.
Airports/Air Crew: testing activity for air border workers and air crew remains broadly at expected levels.
Reason
7 Jan – 13 Jan
14 Jan – 20 Jan
21 Jan – 27 Jan
28 Jan – 3 Feb
Ports/Maritime: Hawkes Bay DHB has noted some concern regarding compliance of Napier port workers with the Required
Total
24
34
30
33
Testing Order, with the testing of stevedores noted as a particular concern. The Ministry is discussing the concerns with the DHB
Child*
8
15
11
16
and there is a good working relationship locally between the PHU and the Port. If the Ministry identifies that the issue is not
being resolved satisfactorily at the local level, the Ministry wil consider raising this with Worksafe - the lead agency for PCBU
Clinical reasons
3
2
1
1
compliance with the Order.
No consent given
11
5
5
4
Other**
2
12
13
12
DHB TESTING BY ETHNICITY
* “Child” generally refers to under 6 months of age ** "Other" reasons include guests who had a symptomatic test instead or had a swab in a hospital.
These figures are based on numbers of times no test is performed, not on individuals (i.e. as tests are performed on day 3 and day 12, there will be multiple times an individual may not receive a test)
Rate per 1000 people tested for COVID-19 from 22 January to 4 February 2021.
TESTING AND TESTING SITES
Prioritised ethnicity MPAO
Stream
Total tested 7
Total tested 14 Jan
Total tested 21 Jan
Total tested 28 Jan –
Estimated tests next
Jan – 13 Jan
– 20 Jan
– 27 Jan
3 Feb
week
DHB of Domicile
Māori
Pacific
Asian
Other
Total
Guest – MIF and MIQ
6689
6692
7616
7427
7500
Border Workers – MIQ
Auckland
15.7
17.58
15.8
17.83
20.75
172
182
224
198
200
Bay of Plenty
7.86
36.9
9.39
8.43
9.06
Border Workers – MIF
2624
2438
3073
2519
2500
Canterbury
6.2
8.89
10.71
7.56
8.37
Border Workers – Air Crew
368
298
403
299
350
Capital and Coast 6.65
8.25
7.69
8.33
8.37
Border Workers – Airport Staff
Counties
13.08
19.94
15.6
11.67
14.87
1237
1154
1356
1284
1250
under the Official Information Act 1982
Manukau
Border Workers – Sea port staff
Hawkes Bay
4.55
61.23
7.09
5.11
7.38
953
951
899
892
900
Hutt Valley
4.18
8.22
7.41
4.87
5.44
Border Workers – Maritime crew
82
14
20
39
40
Lakes
6.73
11.35
13.26
7.74
8.23
Background Community Testing
MidCentral
5.85
7.93
6.51
5.91
6.2
(General Practice and other Primary
Nelson
6.86
40.87
6.6
6.79
7.5
Care)
7611
6803
12554
12930
10000
Marlborough
CBAC Testing
Northland
23.26
23.94
21.88
29.17
27.05
5633
4640
8692
7109
7000
South
6.21
26.63
10.14
4.37
5.01
Contact Tracing*
Released
561
496
1393
1520
300
Canterbury
Total
Southern
5.6
11.62
7.95
6.35
6.71
25930
23668
36230
34217
30040
Tairawhiti
6.01
12.53
11.99
5.43
6.14
* For the purposes of this table, contact tracing numbers are netted off from the CBAC testing volumes.
Breakdown of testing sites by type 27 January – 2 February 2021
Taranaki
4.41
7.9
10.92
5.83
6.01
Waikato
6.48
9.68
9.02
6.22
6.86
General Practice
CBAC
Mobile Service
Swabbing Centre
Other (including Corrections, NZDF,
Total
DHB facilities)
Wairarapa
3.89
4.81
12.03
4.26
4.61
977
40
29
27
95
1,168
Waitemata
19.64
20.59
23.08
22.62
22.54
West Coast
2.84
7.92
3.24
3.6
3.62
Breakdown of testing sites by type 21 – 27 January 2021
Whanganui
3.86
5.91
5.46
3.72
4.04
973
38
31
29
96
1,167
Total
9.8
18.2
14.7
10.7
12.3
