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Last updated 2pm 20 May 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 19 May 2024.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1465306 20015 447
Male 1175341 19787 708
Unknown 2738 12 0
Total 2643385 39814 1155

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 225323 4354 83
10 to 19 329806 1146 26
20 to 29 432733 2145 26
30 to 39 446789 2599 67
40 to 49 380254 2670 117
50 to 59 337784 3848 169
60 to 69 251317 5384 261
70+ 239330 17668 406
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2643385 39814 1155

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 382143 6413 239
Pacific Peoples 202958 4298 152
Asian 377630 3846 90
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44992 650 9
European or Other 1619024 24510 657
Unknown 16638 97 8
Total 2643385 39814 1155

* The prioritised ethnicity classification system is used in this table and below. This means each person is allocated to a single ethnic group, based on the ethnic groups they identify with. Where people identify with more than one group, they are assigned in this order of priority: Māori, Pacific Peoples, Asian, and European or Other. So, if a person identifies as being Māori and New Zealand European, the person is counted as Māori. See Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources for further information.

The data categorized by ethnicity come from National Health Index (NHI) data collection, linked to data held in the EpiSurv database.

Case demographics - all COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 and ethnicity

Total cases and tests by ethnicity

  Total cases since first NZ case Total tests for COVID-19 to date
Māori 382143 1,227,456
Pacific Peoples 202958 959,540
Asian 377630 1,341,664
European or Other 1664016 4,322,096
Unknown 16638 371,876
Total 2643385 8,222,632

Note: This table shows the number of tests, and some people are tested more than once.

Cases by ethnicity

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Cases of COVID-19 by ethnicity

Ethnicity Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases since first case Percentage of all cases
Māori 619 381169 355 382143 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 255 202501 202 202958 7.7%
Asian 632 376837 161 377630 14.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 58 44916 18 44992 1.7%
European or Other 3752 1611994 3278 1619024 61.2%
Unknown 19 16606 13 16638 0.6%
Total 5335 2634023 4027 2643385 100%

 

 

 

COVID-19 by age and sex

Cases by age

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COVID-19 cases by age group

Age group Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
0 to 9 246 225065 12 225323 8.5%
10 to 19 401 329402 3 329806 12.5%
20 to 29 492 432228 13 432733 16.4%
30 to 39 699 446066 24 446789 16.9%
40 to 49 767 379436 51 380254 14.4%
50 to 59 868 336788 128 337784 12.8%
60 to 69 822 250181 314 251317 9.5%
70 to 79 616 151790 815 153221 5.8%
80 to 89 326 66847 1499 68672 2.6%
90+ 98 16171 1168 17437 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 5335 2634023 4027 2643385 100%

Cases by sex

Total cases of COVID-19 by sex

Sex Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
Female 3308 1460119 1879 1465306 55%
Male 2020 1171181 2140 1175341 44%
Unknown 7 2723 8 2738 0%
Total 5335 2634023 4027 2643385 100%

Details of COVID-19 deaths

All deaths where someone has died within 28 days of being reported as having a positive test result for COVID-19 are now reported. This approach is in-line with that taken by other countries — such as the United Kingdom — and it ensures that all cases of COVID-19 who die are formally recorded to help provide an accurate assessment of the impact of COVID-19.

In many instances, further investigation will provide more information about the contribution of COVID-19 to their death.

This contribution can range from death not related, for instance someone with COVID-19 who dies in a car accident; to COVID-19 being a contributing cause, for example when someone dies with an existing health condition combined with COVID-19; and to COVID-19 being recorded as the cause of death.

Deaths that are still being investigated are reported as still to be classified.

Age and ethnicity of deaths within 28 days of being reported as a case

Age group Māori Pacific Peoples Asian European or Other Total
0 to 59 149 61 42 244 498
60 to 69 120 56 16 318 516
70 to 79 149 82 57 937 1228
80 to 89 126 93 93 1819 2133
90+ 41 28 36 1388 1495
Total 585 320 244 4706 5870

 

Age and ethnicity of deaths where COVID-19 is officially coded as the underlying cause

Age group Māori Pacific Peoples Asian European or Other Total
0 to 59 37 17 13 34 101
60 to 69 37 23 8 94 163
70 to 79 59 24 24 375 484
80 to 89 51 36 44 831 962
90+ 22 17 16 757 814
Total 206 117 105 2091 2524

Details of past cases

We publish details about every person with COVID-19 (confirmed or probable) in a downloadable spreadsheet. For privacy reasons, this data only includes:

  • Date potential case was notified
  • Sex of case
  • Age group of case
  • District where the case lives - listed as "Managed isolation & quarantine" for border cases
  • If the case is related to overseas travel

This data covers all cases from 26 February 2020 to 13 May 2024 and is available from the Ministry's COVID-19 Data GitHub repository.

Researchers can request detailed data on COVID-19 in New Zealand by sending an email to the Ministry of Health COVID-19 Response and Coordination team - COVID-19Response@health.govt.nz

Please note that all data and statistics relating to COVID-19 vaccinations are available on the COVID-19 vaccine data page. This page is updated weekly at 1pm on Wednesday.

https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/our-health-system/data-and-statistics/covid-vaccine-data/