viral outbreak in Finland

The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case of the disease in New Zealand was reported on 28 February 2020. As of 4 August 2020[update], the country has had a total of 1,567 cases (1,217 confirmed and 350 probable) and 22 people have died from the virus, with cases recorded in all twenty district health board (DHB) areas. The pandemic peaked in early April, with 89 new cases recorded per day and 929 active cases. As of 4 August 2020[update], the country has 22 active cases, all from people in managed isolation following travel to New Zealand. There have been no locally acquired cases reported since 22 May 2020.[needs update]