Vaccination Nz
Covid update June 5: 4,400 cases, 371 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 8 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 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 21: 6,635 new cases, 400 hospitalisations
The Ministry of Health says 6 people with Covid-19 have died.
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.
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 4: 8,454 new cases, person under age 10 dies
The person was one of 24 people with the virus who have recently died.
Covid Update May 3: 9,109 new cases, 20 deaths
There are currently 55,588 active community casees.
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 26: 6,380 cases, 508 hospitalisations
A further four deaths are being reported today.
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 13: 9,495 community cases, 551 hospitalisations
A further 15 deaths are being reported today.
Covid update April 11: 7,592 cases, third death considered to be linked to Pfizer vaccine
There are 640 people in hospital, 23 of those people are in intensive care or high dependency units.
Covid update April 8: 9,906 cases, 10 deaths
A person between the ages of 10 and 19 has died, the Ministry of Health says.
Covid update April 4: 10,205 new cases, 9 deaths
The deaths reported today take the total number to 405.
Covid update March 31: 15,250 cases, 22 deaths
There are 830 people in hospital, with 28 of those in ICU or HDU.
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.
Free rapid antigen tests now available for home testing
The tests can be ordered online through a new website.
Answering your Covid-19 booster questions
You had questions about the booster, so we got answers.
Covid update March 1: 19,566 community cases, delay in processing 32,000 tests
About 9000 testing samples have been sent to Queensland to help clear the backlog.
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.
When will the Covid-19 pandemic end? The question on everyone’s mind
Experts say there's two way this can go.
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 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.