9 new cases - Tuesday Invercargill death confirmed as Covid-19

Nine new Covid-19 cases have been reported overnight - 4 confirmed and 5 probable.

The death of a man in Invercargill last Tuesday has now been confirmed as being due to Covid-19.

912 people have recovered - and increase overnight of 45.

18 people are in hospital, 3 in ICU, 2 in a critical condition.

The total number of cases now totals 1,431.

More details will follow later this afternoon. There have been no new Southern DHB regional cases overnight.