Tuesday 30 November

86 percent of those eligible for the vaccine have now had both doses. There are also 134 new cases today.

Of the new cases, 1 is in Northland, 116 are in Auckland, 8 are in Waikato and 9 are in the Bay of Plenty.

3 cases have also been confirmed in the Nelson-Tasman region, one of which was announced yesterday. However, the Ministry of Health said a “technical error” meant they would be reported as part of tomorrow’s official case count.

The number of people in hospital with Covid is 89, down 4 from yesterday. Of those, 9 are in ICU. 

Vaccinations

Nationally, 86 percent of those eligible for the vaccine have had two doses. 92 percent have had one dose. Anyone over 12 is eligible for the vaccine, which is about 4.2 million people.

For Māori, the double dose vaccination rate is at 68 percent. 82 percent have had one shot. For Pasifika people, 82 percent of those eligible are fully vaccinated, while 91 percent have had one dose. 

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