Covid Testing Nz

Covid update Jan 29: 97 new community cases, 7 in hospital

Soundsplash festival linked to 39 cases so far. Attendees advised to get tested.

Covid update Jan 27: Person who went to Soundsplash tests positive for Omicron

Investigations are under way to determine whether the other Soundsplash cases have Omicron.

Covid update Jan 26: 23 community cases, 15 new Omicron cases

There are 56 community cases that have been confirmed or suspected of being the Omicron variant.

Covid update Jan 25: 25 new community cases

There are 10 new Omicron cases today.

Covid update Jan 24: 25 new Covid-19 cases

There are eight new cases of Omicron today.

All of New Zealand is moving to Red at midnight tonight

The Omicron variant is beginning to spread in the community.

Covid update Jan 22: 43 new community cases

No-one is needing intensive care right now.

Covid update Jan 21: 23 new cases, Omicron case in Palmerston North

There is one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.

Covid update Jan 20: 39 new community cases

Genome sequencing is underway to identify new Covid-19 cases of concern.

Covid update Jan 19: 24 community cases

Wednesday January 19

There are 24 new community cases of Covid-19 today.

Of these, 14 are in Auckland, 1 is in Northland, 1 in Waikato, 5 are in…

Covid vaccines are available for children aged 5 to 11 from today

From today, the Pfizer vaccine is available for children aged 5 to 11 years old in New Zealand. 

More than 120,000 doses of the child-sized vaccine have…

Covid update Jan 17: 16 new cases, tamariki vaccinations begin

An investigation into how a MIQ worker became infected with the Omicron variant continues.

Covid update Jan 16: 25 new community cases

Auckland MIQ worker has Omicron

Covid update Jan 14: 18 new community cases

More than 41,000 booster shots were administered yesterday.

Drum and Bass festival-goers asked to monitor for Covid-19 symptoms

The Ministry of Health revised its public health warning for festival-goers on Sunday.

Covid Jan 9: 85 cases over the past two days, 31 hospitalisations

The Ministry of Health did not provide numbers yesterday.

Covid update 7 Jan: 35 new cases.

There were more than 43,000 booster shots administered yesterday.

Covid update Jan 5: 17 new cases

A third Omicron case has been detected in the community.

Covid update Jan 4: 31 new cases

Tuesday January 4

There are 31 new cases of Covid-19 today.

Of these, 14 are in Auckland, 1 in Waikato, 12 in Bay of Plenty, and 4 in…

Covid update Jan 3: 27 new cases today

There are no new Omicron cases at the border or in the community to report.

Covid update Dec 31: 49 new cases

90 percent of eligible Pacific peoples are now fully vaccinated.

Covid update Dec 30: 60 new cases, second border-related Omicron case

A second border-related Omicron case who has been in the community is being reported today.

Covid update Dec 27: 34 new cases

Hawke’s Bay DHB is set to reach 90 percent fully vaccinated in the coming days.

Covid update Dec 21: 28 new cases

Tuesday December 21

There are 28 new community cases of Covid-19 today.

Of today’s new cases, 21 are in Auckland, 5 are in the Bay of Plenty, and…

A 21-year-old local politician on why he started working as a Covid vaccinator

21-year-old Logan Soole (Ngāti Kahu, Te Rarawa) is a local board member for Papakura. He started working as a covid tester during Auckland's lockdown after nurses…

Covid update Dec 17: 76 new cases today

Covid-19 was recently detected in a wastewater sample taken in Napier.