Growing New Zealand Covid cluster linked to Sydney Delta outbreak

Jacinda Ardern warns of more cases as Auckland cluster grows to 10, marking New Zealand's first local transmissions of Delta variant

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New Zealand's coronavirus cluster has grown to 10, with genomic sequencing linking it to the Delta outbreak that began in Sydney, as the country woke up to day one of a snap lockdown stemming from just one case.

The prime minister's office confirmed three new cases on Wednesday evening.