New Zealand records first death tied to coronavirus
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An empty street during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 26, 2020.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - New Zealand has recorded its first death related to the new coronavirus, and the number of people infected with the virus rose by 63 cases to a total of 514, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said on Sunday (March 29).
Dr Bloomfield said the woman who died was in her 70s and was initially diagnosed with influenza.
