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Waikato Respiratory Virus Report 2020 Week 36

09 09 2020

Testing has quietened down after the recent COVID-19 cases in Tokoroa and we still have no Influenza or RSV. Waikato respiratory virus report 2020 09 09

Waikato Respiratory Report - Week 34

25 08 2020

SARS-CoV-2 testing has been very active in the Waikato over the past 2 weeks, after a new cluster was found in Auckland and some cases had already travelled to the Waikato.

Waikato Respiratory Virus Report - Week 33

19 08 2020

We tested a large number of samples for SARS-CoV-2 from Thursday last week onwards.

Waikato Respiratory Virus Report - Week 32

11 08 2020

Respiratory viral diversity has been bottlenecked during the COVID level 3 and 4 shutdown and has not yet recovered. Influenza and RSV remain absent.

Waikato Respiratory Virus Report - Week 30

30 07 2020

Influenza A and RSV remain absent. A few weakly positive SARS-CoV-2 results have been found in travellers in managed isolation facilities.