On Monday, New Zealand announced that a lady had died after receiving the Comirnaty Pfizer COVID-19 immunization.

On Monday, the country's health authorities announced that the number of new cases in the community had dropped to 53, indicating that the outbreak may have peaked. On Sunday, the deadliest day of the Delta outbreak so far, there were 83 new cases, up from 82 on Saturday.

There are 37 patients in the hospital, 32 of which are stable on the award and five of which are stable in the intensive care unit.

The woman died of myocarditis, which is a recognized unusual side effect of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination, according to an independent COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring board, the health ministry stated in a statement.

After a lady with severe medical concerns died as a result of a vaccination, doctors warned of the hazards of a rare adverse effect.

The board acknowledged that other medical conditions were present at the time, which could have altered the outcome of the immunization, according to the statement.

Despite reports of vaccine-related side effects, independent media organizations emphasize that the vaccines are overwhelmingly safe for public usage.

On Monday, the country reported 53 new COVID-19 cases in the community, all in Auckland, raising hopes that the pandemic has peaked.

The outbreak has resulted in a total of 563 cases.

Even though the country enforced severe lockdown measures, the case counts continued to rise till today.

The outbreak appears to be mostly restricted within Auckland, with a few instances in Wellington, the country's capital.

A cabinet meeting will be held later on Monday to discuss if the nationwide lockdown, which is slated to end on Tuesday night, should be extended.

The meeting's details will be discussed at 4 p.m. NZ time, or 2 p.m. AEST.