WELLINGTON, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand recorded 202 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Among the 202 new community infections, 119 are in the largest city Auckland, 39 in Waikato, eight in Bay of Plenty, 17 in Northland, four in the Lakes region, and eight in Hawke's Bay, according to the Ministry.
In addition, 63 new cases of COVID-19 were detected at the New Zealand border.
The ministry urged the public to take their booster jab of the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible. "With Omicron in New Zealand, one of the best things you can do is get your booster as soon as it is due."
There are 14 COVID-19 patients being treated currently in New Zealand hospitals, with one of them in the intensive care unit.
New Zealand has reported 17,876 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 13,468 cases in the current community outbreaks.
The country is currently at the highest Red settings under its COVID-19 Protection Framework. At Red settings, face masks become mandatory in many indoor environments and gatherings are limited to 100 people. ■