The Ministry of Health is confirming a person who presented to Middlemore Hospital’s Emergency Department today has tested positive for COVID-19.
The following information has been provided by Counties Manukau DHB. The patient presented with a non-COVID-19 related issue and answered all COVID-19 screening questions in the negative, indicating their having had no exposure to COVID-19, no symptoms of COVID-19, nor having been at any location of interest.
The patient was assessed in the Emergency Department (ED) and spent a short amount of time in the Adult Short Stay ward before making the decision to self-discharge.