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Last updated 2pm 2 September 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 1 September 2024.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1495592 21577 492
Male 1194143 21572 779
Unknown 2812 13 0
Total 2692547 43162 1271

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 227356 4709 88
10 to 19 332354 1201 29
20 to 29 437182 2204 29
30 to 39 453235 2719 72
40 to 49 387060 2785 123
50 to 59 345656 4092 182
60 to 69 258969 5906 292
70+ 250686 19546 456
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2692547 43162 1271

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 387825 6942 269
Pacific Peoples 205271 4565 158
Asian 382905 4098 96
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 45602 680 10
European or Other 1654180 26775 731
Unknown 16764 102 7
Total 2692547 43162 1271

* 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 387825 1,254,978
Pacific Peoples 205271 974,345
Asian 382905 1,356,256
European or Other 1699782 4,379,832
Unknown 16764 369,595
Total 2692547 8,335,006

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 131 387305 389 387825 14.4%
Pacific Peoples 53 205005 213 205271 7.6%
Asian 149 382586 170 382905 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 12 45571 19 45602 1.7%
European or Other 845 1649738 3597 1654180 61.4%
Unknown 1 16748 15 16764 0.6%
Total 1191 2686953 4403 2692547 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 38 227305 13 227356 8.4%
10 to 19 50 332301 3 332354 12.3%
20 to 29 94 437075 13 437182 16.2%
30 to 39 161 453046 28 453235 16.8%
40 to 49 163 386838 59 387060 14.4%
50 to 59 198 345318 140 345656 12.8%
60 to 69 201 258422 346 258969 9.6%
70 to 79 146 158390 888 159424 5.9%
80 to 89 109 70797 1650 72556 2.7%
90+ 31 17412 1263 18706 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 1191 2686953 4403 2692547 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 728 1492803 2061 1495592 56%
Male 462 1191347 2334 1194143 44%
Unknown 1 2803 8 2812 0%
Total 1191 2686953 4403 2692547 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 59 161 65 44 261 534
60 to 69 135 61 21 355 578
70 to 79 167 88 59 1049 1366
80 to 89 137 99 102 2021 2362
90+ 46 30 39 1511 1628
Total 646 343 265 5197 6468

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 38 19 13 39 109
60 to 69 38 23 8 113 184
70 to 79 64 25 25 405 521
80 to 89 59 38 48 921 1067
90+ 25 18 19 818 882
Total 224 123 113 2296 2763

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 2 September 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.