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  •   Home > News > National > Dunedin

    Cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in two Dunedin hospitals

    Cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in two Dunedin hospitals


    A patient at Wakari Hospital, tested positive on Thursday - and another two patients in the ward have since returned positive tests.

    Meanwhile in an unrelated event, a patient tested positive at a rural trust hospital, following a transfer from Dunedin Hospital on Friday.

    Southern District Health Board says PCR tests were done on all patients on Dunedin Hospital's fourth floor yesterday.

    They say no more patients will be admitted, and it's been closed to visitors.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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