COVID19 COVID19: NZ reports first death since May
Wellington/UNI: New Zealand has reported first death from Coronavirus since May 24, authorities confirmed on Friday.
According to the Health Ministry, a man in his 50s, who was part of Auckland cluster, died at Middlemore Hospital. With the new fatality, the country death tally rose to 23.
"The man was a confirmed case of COVID-19," the ministry in a statement, adding he had been admitted to the hospital from quarantine and was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit.
New Zealand reported its last death from Coronavirus on May 24.
Over the past 24 hours, the country also reported five new infections, bringing the tally to 1,764, while 1,630 patients have recovered, according to the Health Ministry.
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