There are 11 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health says.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said that brought New Zealand’s total to 39 positive cases.

“We are expecting more given the rapidly evolving situation overseas and the number of people who have travelled overseas into New Zealand, including returning Kiwis, in the last week or two,” he said.

Of the new cases, five were in Auckland, two in the Waikato, one in the Hawke’s Bay, two in Wellington and one in Canterbury.

None of the new cases were in hospital and they were all at home self-isolating, Bloomfield said.