Wellington, March 19 ( /Xinhua) New Zealand reported 18,514 new comm ty cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the new comm ty infections, 4,346 were in the largest city Auckland. In addition, 45 new cases of Covid-19 were detected at the New Zealand border, said the ministry. There were 939 Covid-19 patients in New Zealand hospitals, including 24 people in intensive care ts or high dependency ts. The ministry also reported 10 more deaths with Covid-19. Of these deaths, one was from Northland, three were from Auckland, one from Waikato, two were from Bay of Plenty, two were from the Lakes area, and one was from Wellington. New Zealand has so far reported 470,097 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. /XINHUA ACL0736
