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Last updated 2pm 6 May 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 5 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 1459554 19764 445
Male 1171845 19564 699
Unknown 2727 12 0
Total 2634126 39340 1144

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 224864 4297 79
10 to 19 329165 1139 26
20 to 29 431875 2126 27
30 to 39 445578 2572 67
40 to 49 378925 2640 115
50 to 59 336316 3821 170
60 to 69 249914 5314 253
70+ 237440 17431 407
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2634126 39340 1144

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 381069 6336 236
Pacific Peoples 202521 4256 152
Asian 376561 3804 92
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44882 640 9
European or Other 1612481 24208 648
Unknown 16612 96 7
Total 2634126 39340 1144

* 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 381069 1,224,291
Pacific Peoples 202521 957,836
Asian 376561 1,340,031
European or Other 1657363 4,315,392
Unknown 16612 372,505
Total 2634126 8,210,055

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 280 380437 352 381069 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 116 202203 202 202521 7.7%
Asian 260 376143 158 376561 14.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 26 44838 18 44882 1.7%
European or Other 1595 1607632 3254 1612481 61.2%
Unknown 9 16592 11 16612 0.6%
Total 2286 2627845 3995 2634126 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 81 224771 12 224864 8.5%
10 to 19 104 329058 3 329165 12.5%
20 to 29 230 431632 13 431875 16.4%
30 to 39 294 445260 24 445578 16.9%
40 to 49 271 378603 51 378925 14.4%
50 to 59 363 335827 126 336316 12.8%
60 to 69 366 249241 307 249914 9.5%
70 to 79 282 151020 806 152108 5.8%
80 to 89 227 66350 1488 68065 2.6%
90+ 68 16034 1165 17267 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 2286 2627845 3995 2634126 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 1412 1456276 1866 1459554 55%
Male 872 1168852 2121 1171845 44%
Unknown 2 2717 8 2727 0%
Total 2286 2627845 3995 2634126 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 59 146 60 42 243 493
60 to 69 119 56 16 313 510
70 to 79 148 81 56 928 1216
80 to 89 126 92 92 1803 2115
90+ 41 28 36 1378 1485
Total 580 317 242 4665 5819

 

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 35 17 13 34 99
60 to 69 37 23 8 92 161
70 to 79 59 24 23 372 480
80 to 89 51 36 43 824 954
90+ 22 17 16 755 812
Total 204 117 103 2077 2506

 

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 29 April 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/