Covid Information Nz
Covid update June 3: 6,232 new cases, 14 deaths
Cases of Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are now in the community.
Covid update May 31: 8,436 new cases, 18 deaths
There have been an average of 14 deaths a day related to Covid-19 in the last seven days.
Covid update May 30: 5,836 new cases, 5 deaths
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 6,881 – last Monday, it was 7,712.
Covid update May 29: 4,841 cases, 9 deaths
The total number of active cases is 48,310.
Covid update May 28: 6,369 cases, 13 deaths
The total number of active cases is 48,452.
Ashley Bloomfield tests positive for Covid-19
There are 6,862 new cases of Covid-19 today and 25 deaths.
Covid update May 26: 7,591 community cases,16 deaths
The total number of active cases is 49,645.
Covid update May 25: First community case of subvariant BA.2.12.1
There are 8,150 new community cases.
Covid update May 23: 6,000 new cases, 9 deaths
There are 363 people in hospital, with 14 of those people in intensive care or high dependency units
Covid update May 15: 5,745 new cases, 15 deaths
15 people with Covid-19 have died, bringing the publicly reported total to date to 973.
Covid update May 5: 8,609 new cases, 20 deaths
A person under 10, with Covid-19, has died.
Government introduces legally recognised mask exemption card
People will be able to access the card from the end of May.
Covid update April 21: 10,294 cases, 18 deaths
There are 524 people currently in hospital with Covid-19.
Covid update April 17: 5,933 new cases, 10 deaths
There are 537 people in hospital.
Covid update April 14: 9,563 cases, 16 deaths
The seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 13.
Covid update April 11: 7,592 cases, third death considered to be linked to Pfizer vaccine
There are 640 people in hospital, 23 of those people are in intensive care or high dependency units.
Covid update April 8: 9,906 cases, 10 deaths
A person between the ages of 10 and 19 has died, the Ministry of Health says.
Covid update April 6: 12,575 cases, 15 deaths
654 people are in hospital - 23 of those people are in ICU or HDU.
NZ stays at red traffic light for at least another 10 days
The country will remain at its current traffic light setting for at least another week and a half.
Covid update April 4: 10,205 new cases, 9 deaths
The deaths reported today take the total number to 405.
Covid update April 3: 8,810 new cases, 18 deaths
From 11.59pm tomorrow night, My Vaccine Pass is no longer required.
Covid update March 31: 15,250 cases, 22 deaths
There are 830 people in hospital, with 28 of those in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 30: 15,918 cases, 14 deaths
817 people are in hospital - of those people, 24 are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 25: 15,871 cases, 13 deaths
There are currently 899 people in hospital. 27 of these people are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 24: 18,423 community cases, 11 deaths
There are currently 913 people in hospital. 28 of these people are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 21: 14,463 new cases, 1000 people in hospital
9 people have died with Covid-19. The total number of publicly reported Covid-related deaths is 184.
‘It feels like we are being sidelined’: Young NZers with disabilities react to handling of Omicron
An inquiry into the support of disabled people during the Omicron outbreak is being launched.
Covid update March 16: 19,452 community cases, 971 in hospital
Eight people with Covid-19 died yesterday and 16 others have died in the past three weeks.
Covid update March 15: 21,616 community cases, 960 in hospital
22 people are in ICU or HDU, and two people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update March 14: 15,540 new cases, two deaths
952 people in hospital with the virus and two people with Covid-19 have died.