New Zealand Covid update: Auckland lockdown extended as cases drop to 53

Experts say this week is crunch' time as country waits to see whether numbers will continue to fall

Auckland will remain in full lockdown for another two weeks despite a drop in community cases of Covid-19.

New Zealand reported 53 new cases in the community on Monday, bringing the total number in its outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant to 562. It is a drop of 30 cases from Sunday, which was the biggest single day for the outbreak, with 83 cases. There were 82 cases on Saturday.