WELLINGTON, July 28 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand recorded 7,627 new community cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
There are now a total of 1,455 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor since the pandemic began in New Zealand, it said.
A total of 312 COVID-19 cases have recently traveled overseas, it added.
Currently, 827 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals, including 24 in intensive care units or high dependency units.
New Zealand has reported 1,585,215 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit the country in early 2020.
The country is currently under the orange settings of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings. ■