Testing has found 39 new community cases of Covid-19 and one new possible Omicron case in Palmerston North.

There are also 46 cases in managed isolation and quarantine facilities, the Ministry of Health said in a statement this afternoon.

Meanwhile, a further two cases of Covid-19 have been found in Hawke's Bay.

That brings the total number of cases in the region to six.

One case is linked to the Hastings cluster, taking that cluster to five, while the other case is believed to have contracted Covid-19 out of the region.

Cases in the Hastings cluster have been confirmed as the Delta strain.

The DHB says it's crucial anyone with cold or flu symptoms, no matter how mild, got tested for Covid-19, even if they were vaccinated.

Earlier today, the MidCentral District Health Board announced its first Covid-19 case since November.

The case was detected in Manawatū, and the DHB said contact tracing details will be published as soon as possible.

What happened earlier?

Yesterday there were 24 new community cases of Covid-19 for the country, 56 cases detected at the border and 24 people in hospital with the virus.

It was confirmed that an Auckland Airport worker who tested positive has the Omicron variant, and a household contact of the MIQ worker who tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday

has also tested positive for the Omicron variant.

New locations of interest included Ara-Tai Cafe at Half Moon Bay on 18 January and three Auckland night clubs, and Ministry staff were still trying to make contact with four people

who took buses with a person believed to be infectious.

The prime minister will today announce whether cabinet has decided to keep Te Tai Tokerau -Northland at the orange traffic light setting, or move it to red to match the rest of New Zealand.

Te Tai Tokerau is the only remaining region that has not yet fully vaccinated 90 percent of its population.