Counties Manukau Health is reporting a spike in people coming to Middlemore Hospital’s emergency department as a result of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, RNZ reveals. Counties Manukau Health says it has enacted special escalation plans, including cancelling elective surgery, to deal with the surge. Clinical director Dr Vanessa Thornton said they have seen a 30% increase in patient numbers from eight weeks ago.

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