Covid Information Nz

Covid update March 13: 14,494 new cases, 8 deaths

There are 896 people in hospital.

Covid update March 12: 18,699 new cases, 7 deaths

This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in New Zealand to 105.

Covid Update March 11: 20,989 cases, seven deaths

Today marks the highest number of deaths reported in a single say since the start of the pandemic.

Covid update March 10: 21,015 cases, record high of 845 hospitalisations

There are now more people in hospital with Covid-19 than at any other point over the last two years.

Covid update March 3: 23,183 cases

85 percent of today’s community cases were detected by a Rapid Antigen Test.

Covid Update March 2: 22,152 new community cases, 10 people in ICU

There are now 405 in hospital. Of these, 10 people are in ICU.

Covid update Feb 28: Unvaccinated people more commonly being hospitalised for Covid-19

Unvaccinated people are four-times overrepresented in Covid-19 hospitalisations.

Aotearoa to move to phase three of Omicron plan

This comes as the country’s daily case numbers are steadily increasing.

Covid update February 23: New Zealand hits a record high with 3297 cases

This is the first time New Zealand's Covid-19 case numbers have passed 3000.

Covid update February 22: 2846 community cases

More than 24,000 Covid-19 tests were administered yesterday.

What do I do if I’m a close contact: Your Omicron questions answered

We explain phase two of New Zealand’s Omicron plan.

Covid Update Feb 17: 1573 new cases today

This is the second day where NZ has seen cases soar past 1000.

Covid parties or isolation: Flatters share personal pandemic plans as cases rise

We asked flatters to share their Personal Pandemic Plan, or as we like to call it, a ‘PPP’.

Covid update February 16: 1160 community cases - NZ's highest daily case number yet

This is the highest daily case number reported from the Ministry of Health since the pandemic began.

Covid Update February 15: 744 community cases

Nearly two million boosters have been administered as of yesterday.

Covid update Feb 14: 981 new cases

Monday February 14

4pm:

New Zealand will move to phase 2 of our Omicron plan from 11:59pm tomorrow, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced at a post-cabinet press briefing…

‘I was scared they were going to rip my mask off’: Teens nervous to walk to school past…

Teenagers are scared to walk to school in Wellington as thousands of people from all over the country have been protesting outside of Parliament since Monday.

Phoenix…

Covid update February 8: 202 community cases

Over 1.6 million booster shots have now been administered.

Covid update Jan 31: 91 new cases, more cases linked to Soundsplash

Covid-19 cases in Tairāwhiti have been linked to Soundsplash festival.

Covid update Jan 27: Person who went to Soundsplash tests positive for Omicron

Investigations are under way to determine whether the other Soundsplash cases have Omicron.

Covid update Jan 25: 25 new community cases

There are 10 new Omicron cases today.

Covid update Jan 18: 14 new community cases

14,367 child vaccine doses were administered yesterday.

Covid vaccines are available for children aged 5 to 11 from today

From today, the Pfizer vaccine is available for children aged 5 to 11 years old in New Zealand. 

More than 120,000 doses of the child-sized vaccine have…

Covid Jan 10: 27 community cases

More than half a million booster shots have been given.

Covid update Jan 3: 27 new cases today

There are no new Omicron cases at the border or in the community to report.

Covid update Dec 28: 18 new community cases, person dies in hospital

Tuesday December 28

There are 18 new community cases of Covid-19 today.

Of these, 13 are in Auckland, 3 in Waikato, 1 in Bay of Plenty, and 1…