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Three new cases in Taranaki were announced on Friday, but these had already been made public on Thursday evening.

The Eltham Youth Centre and the town's library are locations of interest. With visitors to the youth centre on Deecember 7 between 3pm and 5.15pm considered close contacts.

There are three new cases linked to Eltham, but health authorities are worried about an unlinked case in New Plymouth.

Just one new case of Covid was added to the Eltham cluster on Thursday as testing in the small South Taranaki town continued to be high.

The unlinked New Plymouth Covid case announced on Thursday is connected to a New Plymouth kindergarten.

The region is facing its first cluster and the largest number of active cases in the community since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Parents of Hāwera Intermediate students have been told pupils from Eltham Primary were at their school last week ahead of the Covid cluster being identified.

Parents of Hāwera Intermediate students have been told pupils from Eltham Primary were at their school last week ahead of the Covid cluster being identified.