New Zealand: Covid-positive person dies alone at home during isolation

News comes as deputy PM squashes idea that Aucklanders may be given time slots to leave the city over the summer

A person with Covid-19 who was self-isolating alone in their Auckland home has been found dead and investigations are under way to determine if the virus was the cause.

The 40-year-old man tested positive for Covid-19 on 24 October and had been isolating in Manukau, a south Auckland suburb. He was found by a family member who visited on Wednesday.