Covid
Under 30s want more Covid boosters but can’t get them
We're in a fifth wave of Covid, but many young people had their booster years ago.
Nearly 1,000 people died from Covid in 2023
Let’s put that into perspective…
Covid is coming to Christmas. Here's how to keep safe
Last week there were more than 34,000 reported cases of Covid-19.
Still haven’t had Covid yet? Here’s some reasons why
There is likely a large group of NZers who incorrectly believe they haven’t caught it yet.
Nearly 1 in 5 of NZ’s Covid cases are reinfections
Only about 25% of eligible New Zealanders have had their third dose of the vaccine.
You can catch Covid-19 twice in one month: Reinfection explained
“As long as we have more than one variant circulating, there will be a risk of reinfection.”
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-19 Update June 1: 8,182 new cases and 13 deaths
Dedicated pharmacists are now able to prescribe antiviral medicines as treatment for Covid-19.
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.
Second Covid-19 booster shot available soon for most vulnerable
Final decisions on the eligible group will be made within the next two weeks.
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 24: 8435 cases, 15 deaths
There are 327 people in hospital - 10 of those people are in ICU or HDU.
New Zealand stays at Orange traffic light setting: Covid-19
The next review of the traffic light settings will be in June.
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 22: 4,990 cases, 379 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 10 people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update May 21: 6,635 new cases, 400 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 6 people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update May 20: 7,800 cases, 17 deaths
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 8,032 – last Friday it was 7,548.
Covid update May 19: 9091 cases, 5 deaths
There are 411 people in hospital.
Covid Update May 18: 9,570 community cases, 32 deaths
There are 425 people in hospital with 9 of those people in intensive care or high dependency units.
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.