Auckland hospitals stretched to limit, 856 Covid cases in wards - a podcast by RNZ

Health authorities are hopeful Auckland's turned the corner in its Covid cases, but the region's hospitals are being stretched to their limits.
There are nearly 21,000 new cases today, with 856 people in hospital. Another seven people have died - the highest daily number of deaths so far.
But despite the pressure on the frontline health staff, there are signs the outbreak may be easing.
Our reporter Nita Blake-Persen and cameraman Nick Monro have the story.

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