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Specimen numbers for routine testing continue to fall, suggesting that seasonal respiratory viral illness is heading towards low, summer levels. Waikato respiratory virus report 2020 09 16
Read MoreTesting 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
Read MoreSARS-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.
Read MoreWe tested a large number of samples for SARS-CoV-2 from Thursday last week onwards.
Read MoreRespiratory viral diversity has been bottlenecked during the COVID level 3 and 4 shutdown and has not yet recovered. Influenza and RSV remain absent.
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