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New Zealand Covid Cases Decrease For Second Day

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49 new infections reported today

Covid-19 case numbers in New Zealand have fallen for the second day in a row in an early indication the strict lockdown is taking effect.

49 new infections were reported this morning, a decrease from 53 yesterday.

The country's health officials estimate the virus' reproduction number is below 1.

The country has been in a strict lockdown since 17th August, when a single case was detected.

Since then, the outbreak has grown to 612 infections.

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