Covid-19 live: Patient dies; 39 new cases in the community

Can't view this email, [click here]( 07 October 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19 live: Patient dies; 39 new cases in the community]( The person who has died in hospital in Auckland was a member of Māngere’s Assembly of God Church and was being treated at Middlemore for some time. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: Positive case who died at Middlemore Hospital was part of church cluster]( The man's wife, who also has the virus, is believed to be in a critical condition, which is "devastating" for the church community. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Gang members in Waikato Covid-19 outbreak]( Gang members have been infected in the latest outbreak, the Covid-19 Response Minister says, and some have been more 'active' than levels permit. 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