Covid-19
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid
She's one of 7,068 other new cases of Covid-19 today.
Covid update May 13: 7,441 cases, 29 deaths
About half of the actual number of Covid-19 cases are being reported.
Covid update May 12: 9,392 cases, 9 deaths
398 people are currently in hospital with the virus.
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 9: 6,407 new cases, 18 in ICU
Two more people are confirmed as having the BA.5 variant of Omicron.
Covid update May 7: 6,745 new cases, 15 in ICU.
There are 339 people in hospital, and 12 deaths being reported.
Covid May 6: 7,347 cases, 24 deaths
363 people are currently in hospital.
Covid update May 5: 8,609 new cases, 20 deaths
A person under 10, with Covid-19, has died.
Covid Update May 2: 6,636 new cases, 7 deaths
Today’s seven-day rolling average of case numbers is 7,553 – last Monday it was 8,355.
Covid update May 1: Omicron BA.4 variant detected in returnee
Two other sub-variants of Omicron have also been detected in 2 other returnees for the first time.
Covid update April 30: 7,043 new cases, 7 deaths
There are 15 people in ICU.
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 25: 5,690 new cases, 10 deaths
There are 514 people in hospital with 18 of those in ICU.
Covid update April 24: 5662 new cases, 9 deaths
There are 490 people currently in hospital, with 20 of those in ICU.
Covid update April 23: 7,930 cases, 19 deaths
Of the 494 people in hospital, 15 are in ICU.
Covid Update April 22: 9390 cases, 13 deaths
A person with Covid-19, aged between 10 and 19, has died.
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 17: 5,933 new cases, 10 deaths
There are 537 people in hospital.
Covid update April 16: 13,636 new cases in last two days
The update covers Good Friday and today.
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.
NZ to move to Orange traffic light setting tonight: Covid-19
New Zealand will be moving from Red to the Orange traffic light setting from 11.59pm tonight.
Covid Update April 12: 11,063 cases, 16 deaths
Vaccinated Australians will be able to enter New Zealand from 11.59pm on April 12.