The patient presented with a non Covid-related issue.
Both states are looking to ease restrictions despite the worsening outbreaks.
A man in his 20s was among the nine people whose deaths were reported today.
Case numbers in recent days: 20, 20, 20, 21 - and 15 today.
Staff and patients on two wards linked to Covid-19 case are now 'close contacts'.
The older man was in the same room at Waitākere Hospital as someone with Covid.
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the bounce in numbers is not unexpected.
The hearse drives away, the gates are closed and a daughter cries for her mother.