One quarter of residents hit by Covid

• Published date: 24 June 2022
• Publication title: Whanganui Chronicle

But that figure is likely to be higher with many cases not being discovered, Whanganui medical officer of health Dr Patrick O’Connor said

There were 57 new community cases of COVID-19 in the Whanganui region announced on Thursday by the Ministry of Health.

O’Connor said a total 16,372 people had reported having COVID in the Whanganui DHB area.

“This didn’t include those who hadn’t recorded their test results, so it’s undoubtedly an undercount,” O’Connor said.

“That’s over 23 per cent of the population, nearly a quarter.”

The seven-day rolling average for daily cases in Whanganui is 49.

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