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Last updated 2pm 15 September 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 14 September 2025.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1523670 23466 553
Male 1210628 23624 878
Unknown 2885 14 1
Total 2737183 47104 1432

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 229223 5227 107
10 to 19 334174 1276 33
20 to 29 441350 2295 35
30 to 39 459252 2868 78
40 to 49 393317 2945 132
50 to 59 352783 4408 206
60 to 69 265547 6361 322
70+ 261488 21724 519
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2737183 47104 1432

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 392624 7570 298
Pacific Peoples 207659 4932 171
Asian 387882 4475 107
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 46262 743 13
European or Other 1685859 29279 837
Unknown 16897 105 6
Total 2737183 47104 1432

 

*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. 

Ngā tapuae me ngā raraunga: Methods and data sources 

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 392624 1,301,594
Pacific Peoples 207659 997,100
Asian 387882 1,379,598
European or Other 1732121 4,456,752
Unknown 16897 363,385
Total 2737183 8,498,429

 

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 43 392153 428 392624 14.3%
Pacific Peoples 13 207411 235 207659 7.6%
Asian 18 387677 187 387882 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 3 46238 21 46262 1.7%
European or Other 206 1681751 3902 1685859 61.6%
Unknown 0 16881 16 16897 0.6%
Total 283 2732111 4789 2737183 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 15 229194 14 229223 8.4%
10 to 19 7 334160 7 334174 12.2%
20 to 29 34 441303 13 441350 16.1%
30 to 39 38 459180 34 459252 16.8%
40 to 49 33 393217 67 393317 14.4%
50 to 59 32 352600 151 352783 12.9%
60 to 69 33 265125 389 265547 9.7%
70 to 79 41 163763 963 164767 6%
80 to 89 35 74653 1800 76488 2.8%
90+ 15 18867 1351 20233 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 283 2732111 4789 2737183 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 172 1521254 2244 1523670 56%
Male 111 1207981 2536 1210628 44%
Unknown 0 2876 9 2885 0%
Total 283 2732111 4789 2737183 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.

Note: The "Unknown" column is currently not included in the table, yet is reflected in the row total count. We are currently reviewing our public facing COVID-19 reporting to also include 'Unknown'.

Note: Due to a change in the underlying IT systems, deaths attributed to COVID-19 will no longer be reported with the same recency, and COVID-19 attributed deaths will now be reported from the Mortality Collections only. This ensures that deaths have undergone systemic checks and include coronial inquest findings, which is in line with the reporting of deaths from other diseases, including other scheduled Notifiable Diseases. From the 17th of July 2025 only deaths recorded in the Mortality Collection will be reported as COVID-19 attributed. The most recent data in the Mortality Collection is for 2022 which is preliminary - more information can be found on the Mortality Collection webpage.

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 59 174 73 45 290 586
60 to 69 150 68 25 400 649
70 to 79 188 94 69 1151 1505
80 to 89 150 102 116 2230 2602
90+ 47 34 50 1635 1768
Total 709 371 305 5706 7110

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 41 23 13 44 121
60 to 69 40 26 8 131 207
70 to 79 66 25 26 433 552
80 to 89 63 38 52 1014 1169
90+ 26 21 24 878 951
Total 236 133 123 2500 3000

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 25 August 2025 and is available from the Ministry's COVID-19 Data GitHub repository.

COVID-19 Data GitHub repository - Ministry of Health (external link)

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.

Email 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.

COVID-19 vaccine data