New Zealand Covid update: new cases drop to 28 but ‘job is not done’, deputy PM warns

Numbers are encouraging' but New Zealanders must continue to be vigilant', Grant Robertson says

New Zealand has reported 28 new cases of coronavirus in the community, a drop of 21 compared with the previous day in an encouraging" sign that the country's lockdown is working, deputy prime minister Grant Robertson says.

One of the new cases was in Wellington while the remainder were in Auckland, which remains under a stricter lockdown compared to the rest of the country. The total number of people infected in the outbreak is now at 764.