The mystery cluster of Covid-19 cases in Auckland linked to the infection of 35 people is believed to be a stag party. Until now, officials would only say the stag cluster was linked to a "private party to celebrate an event", and further information was behind withheld for privacy reasons. This includes information about other Auckland cases, and whether "index patients" - the first person in the cluster to get the virus - have been identified. On Sunday, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield defended the lack of public information released about the Auckland party cluster, saying it was a "private event" which was "well-bounded" and everyone involved had been contacted. Marist College has 85 and the cluster linked to a St Patrick's Day party at a Matamata bar has 71.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 14, 2020 02:03 UTC