Daily Covid Update NZ
NZ to stay at Orange, Covid reinfection rules change
New Zealand moved to the Orange level of the traffic light system in mid-April.
Covid update June 7: 10,191 new cases, 14 deaths in two days
The seven-day rolling average of community cases today is 6,202.
Covid update June 5: 4,400 cases, 371 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 8 people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update June 4: 6,291 cases, 369 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 11 people with Covid-19 have died.
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 June 2: 7,870 community cases, 13 deaths
Today's seven-day rolling average of community case numbers 6,937 – last Thursday, it was 7,095.
Covid update May 29: 4,841 cases, 9 deaths
The total number of active cases is 48,310.
Covid update May 22: 4,990 cases, 379 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 10 people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid Update May 17: 9,843 community cases, 421 hospitalisations
Todays seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 7,795 – last Tuesday it was 7,927.
Covid Update May 11: 28 deaths, 7,970 community cases
Today’s seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 7,420 – last Wednesday it was 7,746.
Covid Update May 10: 9,173 new cases, NZ passes 1 million confirmed cases
In May last year, there were only 2,288 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Covid update May 5: 8,609 new cases, 20 deaths
A person under 10, with Covid-19, has died.
Covid Update May 4: 8,454 new cases, person under age 10 dies
The person was one of 24 people with the virus who have recently died.
Covid Update May 3: 9,109 new cases, 20 deaths
There are currently 55,588 active community casees.
Covid update April 29: 8,242 cases, 480 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 14 people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update April 28: 9,047 cases, 484 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 13 people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update April 27: 9,830 cases, 473 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 23 people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update April 26: 6,380 cases, 508 hospitalisations
A further four deaths are being reported today.
Covid update April 21: 10,294 cases, 18 deaths
There are 524 people currently in hospital with Covid-19.
Covid update April 20: 11,217 cases, 547 people in hospital
There are 547 people in hospital with Covid-19, 14 of those people are in the ICU or HDU.
Covid update April 19: 8,270 community cases, five deaths
The seven-day rolling average of case numbers continues to decline, with today's average at 7,585.
Covid update April 18: 6,242 cases, 11 deaths
The seven-day rolling average is now 7,986.
Covid update April 14: 9,563 cases, 16 deaths
The seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 13.
Covid update April 13: 9,495 community cases, 551 hospitalisations
A further 15 deaths are being reported today.
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 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.