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Last updated 2pm 25 August 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 24 August 2025.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1522969 23363 552
Male 1210192 23507 873
Unknown 2882 14 1
Total 2736043 46884 1426

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 229149 5191 106
10 to 19 334143 1269 32
20 to 29 441263 2288 35
30 to 39 459110 2863 78
40 to 49 393177 2935 133
50 to 59 352612 4390 207
60 to 69 265403 6332 321
70+ 261137 21616 514
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2736043 46884 1426

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 392473 7531 297
Pacific Peoples 207613 4918 170
Asian 387780 4442 106
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 46252 741 12
European or Other 1685033 29148 835
Unknown 16892 104 6
Total 2736043 46884 1426

 

*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 392473 1,298,338
Pacific Peoples 207613 995,621
Asian 387780 1,377,840
European or Other 1731285 4,449,954
Unknown 16892 363,506
Total 2736043 8,485,259

 

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 75 391972 426 392473 14.3%
Pacific Peoples 21 207359 233 207613 7.6%
Asian 45 387549 186 387780 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 6 46225 21 46252 1.7%
European or Other 290 1680849 3894 1685033 61.6%
Unknown 0 16876 16 16892 0.6%
Total 437 2730830 4776 2736043 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 36 229099 14 229149 8.4%
10 to 19 20 334116 7 334143 12.2%
20 to 29 29 441221 13 441263 16.1%
30 to 39 54 459023 33 459110 16.8%
40 to 49 44 393066 67 393177 14.4%
50 to 59 59 352403 150 352612 12.9%
60 to 69 58 264959 386 265403 9.7%
70 to 79 51 163596 961 164608 6%
80 to 89 58 74504 1795 76357 2.8%
90+ 28 18794 1350 20172 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 437 2730830 4776 2736043 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 268 1520466 2235 1522969 56%
Male 169 1207491 2532 1210192 44%
Unknown 0 2873 9 2882 0%
Total 437 2730830 4776 2736043 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 59 172 73 45 289 583
60 to 69 150 68 25 397 646
70 to 79 188 94 68 1148 1501
80 to 89 149 102 115 2221 2591
90+ 47 34 50 1627 1760
Total 706 371 303 5682 7081

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 22 13 43 119
60 to 69 40 26 8 131 207
70 to 79 66 25 26 432 551
80 to 89 63 38 52 1011 1166
90+ 26 21 23 878 950
Total 236 132 122 2495 2993

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