6,297 community cases; today’s hospitalisation, death and testing updates still to come

Note: Due to a technical issue, hospitalisation, death and testing numbers are currently unavailable. Today’s statement will be updated as soon as this information becomes available.

Today we are reporting 6,297 community cases. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 6,075 – last Friday it was 6,850.

COVID-19 deaths

To be updated soon.

Vaccinations administered in New Zealand

Vaccines administered to date: 4,027,888 first doses; 3,979,957 second doses; 32,533 third primary doses; 2,665,867 booster doses: 263,312 paediatric first doses and 126,709 paediatric second doses

Vaccines administered yesterday: 52 first doses; 46 second doses; 45 third primary doses; 859 booster doses; 21 paediatric first doses and 240 paediatric second doses

People vaccinated

All ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,054,138 first dose (96.3%); 4,005,495 second dose (95.2%), 2,645,477 boosted (of the 18+ population) (72.7% of those eligible)

Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 521,440 first dose (91.3%); 504,696 second dose (88.4%), 237,972 boosted (of the 18+ population) (55.8% of those eligible)

Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 282,159 first dose (98.4%); 277,379 second dose (96.8%), 142,638 boosted (of the 18+ population) (59.4% of those eligible)

16 to 17 year old booster uptake (all ethnicities): 11,497 boosted (12% of those eligible)

16 to 17 year old booster uptake (Māori): 1,069 boosted (5.9% of those eligible)

16 to 17 year old booster uptake (Pacific Peoples): 608 boosted (6.2% of those eligible)

5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 260,099 first dose (54.6%); 123,514 second dose (25.9%)

5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 41,054 first dose (35.5%); 14,421 second dose (12.5%)

5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,707 first dose (48%); 7,649 second dose (15.5%)

Note that the number for “People vaccinated” differs slightly from “Vaccines administered” as it includes those that have been vaccinated overseas.

Vaccination rates for all DHBs

Northland DHB: first dose (90%); second dose (88%); boosted (68.9%)

Auckland DHB: first dose (99.1%); second dose (98.2%); boosted (75.1%)

Counties Manukau DHB: first dose (96.2%); second dose (95%); boosted (68.2%)

Waitemata DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (73.1%)

Waikato DHB: first dose (95%); second dose (93.5%); boosted (68.1%)

Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.4%); boosted (67%)

Lakes DHB: first dose (92.9%); second dose (91.1%); boosted (67.3%)

MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (95.1%); boosted (73.5%)

Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (92.8%); second dose (90.6%); boosted (67.2%)

Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.8%); second dose (90.3%); boosted (72.6%)

Hawke’s Bay DHB: first dose (97.3%); second dose (95.8%); boosted (70.9%)

Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.2%); boosted (69.3%)

Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (94.9%); boosted (74.3%)

Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.4%); second dose (97.8%); boosted (81.1%)

Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (76.4%)

Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (74.7%)

West Coast DHB: first dose (92.6%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (72.4%)

Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.8%); second dose (98.9%); boosted (75.8%)

South Canterbury DHB: first dose (94.5%); second dose (93.5%); boosted (75.5%)

Southern DHB: first dose (98.5%); second dose (97.5%); boosted (74.6%)

Partially and second doses percentages are for those 12+. Boosted percentages are for 18+ who have become eligible 3 months after having their second dose or 16 and 17-year olds who have become eligible 6 months after having their second dose.

Hospitalisations

To be updated soon.

Cases

Seven day rolling average of community cases: 6,075

Seven day rolling average (as at same day last week): 6,850

Number of new community cases: 6,297

Number of new community cases (PCR): 186

Number of new community cases (RAT): 6,111

Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (154), Auckland (1,822), Waikato (468), Bay of Plenty (213), Lakes (98), Hawke’s Bay (168), MidCentral (273), Whanganui (82), Taranaki (178), Tairāwhiti (37), Wairarapa (53), Capital and Coast (623), Hutt Valley (298), Nelson Marlborough (252), Canterbury (935), South Canterbury (83), Southern (498), West Coast (57), Unknown (5)

Number of new imported cases: 86

Number of active community cases (total): 42,517 (cases identified in the past 7 days and not yet classified as recovered)

Confirmed cases (total): 1,222,199

Please note, the Ministry of Health’s daily reported cases may differ slightly from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level. This is because of different reporting cut off times and the assignment of cases between regions, for example when a case is tested outside their usual region of residence. Total numbers will always be the formal daily case tally as reported to the WHO.

Tests

To be updated soon.

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