Last updated 2pm 1 September 2025

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to tests recorded prior to 11:59pm 31 August 2025.

Testing data is collected from the Eclair database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated.

Testing summary, status, and results

COVID-19 testing

  Total
PCR tests uploaded during past week 4,610
All COVID-19 viral tests administered 8,489,867
Testing kits in stock 22,373

Testing results from 22 January 2020 to 1 September 2025

Test results In managed facilities Within NZ communities Total
Tested positive for COVID-19 3,837 267,880 271,717
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 236,842 7,926,165 8,163,007
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 190 54,953 55,143
Total (all tests) 240,869 8,248,998 8,489,867
Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average) Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average) Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Testing over the past 4 weeks

Tests at managed facilities and within the community in health districts

Health district of residence 5 Aug to 10 Aug 12 Aug to 17 Aug 19 Aug to 24 Aug 26 Aug to 31 Aug
Auckland 360 354 363 367
Bay of Plenty 23 43 33 36
Canterbury/West Coast 252 267 281 286
Capital & Coast/Hutt 429 445 407 442
Counties Manukau 526 522 555 542
Hawkes Bay 89 74 76 79
Lakes 20 20 30 19
MidCentral 214 227 249 243
Nelson Marlborough 136 142 135 142
Northland 267 245 260 279
South Canterbury 74 63 81 85
Southern 511 604 531 560
Tairawhiti 18 9 8 17
Taranaki 315 320 284 340
Waikato 524 588 558 551
Wairarapa 65 83 78 82
Waitemata 534 609 676 494
Whanganui 30 24 37 29
Unknown 16 35 23 17
Total 4,403 4,674 4,665 4,610

 

Note: some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Tests by ethnicity

Ethnicity 5 Aug to 10 Aug 12 Aug to 17 Aug 19 Aug to 24 Aug 26 Aug to 31 Aug
Māori 900 929 913 911
Pacific Peoples 459 470 544 468
Asian 497 538 541 541
European or Other 2,531 2,710 2,651 2,671
Unknown 16 27 16 19
Total 4,403 4,674 4,665 4,610

Total tests

COVID-19 test result 5 Aug to 10 Aug 12 Aug to 17 Aug 19 Aug to 24 Aug 26 Aug to 31 Aug
Tested positive 187 187 165 173
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 4,196 4,452 4,479 4,414
Inconclusive result 20 35 21 23
Total 4,403 4,674 4,665 4,610

Testing rate and results by location and ethnicity

All tests by district and in managed isolation and quarantine facilities from 22 January 2020 to 1 September 2025

Location Total tests Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Managed isolation and quarantine facilities 240,869 1.59% NA
Auckland 1,172,951 3.02% 2,383.6
Bay of Plenty 303,916 2.79% 1,172.7
Canterbury/West Coast 678,201 4.32% 1,133.0
Capital & Coast/Hutt 534,399 3.30% 1,135.4
Counties Manukau 1,579,255 3.50% 2,665.7
Hawkes Bay 156,887 2.93% 899.0
Lakes 134,177 2.28% 1,172.6
MidCentral 154,046 3.34% 847.4
Nelson Marlborough 154,250 3.52% 979.2
Northland 291,585 2.48% 1,507.2
South Canterbury 43,454 3.19% 709.8
Southern 391,012 4.60% 1,166.3
Tairawhiti 36,495 2.60% 709.5
Taranaki 161,282 3.26% 1,310.4
Waikato 714,889 3.14% 1,661.3
Wairarapa 43,745 3.36% 899.8
Waitemata 1,403,689 2.84% 2,231.1
Whanganui 41,235 3.29% 604.2
Unknown 253,530 2.19% NA
Total 8,489,867 3.20% 1,697.8

Tests by ethnicity

Tests by ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 1 September 2025

Ethnicity* Total test Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Māori 1,299,464 3.15% 1,695.0
Pacific Peoples 996,149 5.00% 2,707.7
Asian 1,378,428 2.94% 1,876.2
European or Other 4,452,252 3.02% 1,432.3
Unknown 363,574 1.68% NA
Total 8,489,867 3.20% 1,697.8

 

*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/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.

Testing rates per 1,000 people by location and ethnicity

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by district and ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 1 September 2025

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 3,030.2 2,831.2 2,032.6 2,271.7
Bay of Plenty 1,260.3 2,252.0 1,447.6 1,079.8
Canterbury/West Coast 1,247.3 1,411.9 1,276.2 1,063.1
Capital & Coast/Hutt 1,187.3 1,310.3 1,068.7 1,110.0
Counties Manukau 2,891.8 3,312.2 2,311.4 2,324.9
Hawkes Bay 864.9 1,902.1 1,052.0 825.5
Lakes 1,336.4 1,512.4 1,438.6 1,019.6
MidCentral 964.1 1,141.6 876.9 789.2
Nelson Marlborough 1,084.3 2,677.9 1,115.1 907.5
Northland 1,596.6 1,962.5 1,449.8 1,434.1
South Canterbury 873.6 1,360.8 783.8 662.0
Southern 1,269.1 1,841.2 1,310.8 1,115.4
Tairawhiti 736.4 1,147.5 959.2 627.6
Taranaki 1,524.7 1,721.5 1,640.2 1,226.4
Waikato 1,955.1 2,243.4 1,846.6 1,521.1
Wairarapa 1,008.0 1,191.5 1,036.6 856.7
Waitemata 2,755.6 2,909.1 1,891.1 2,194.9
Whanganui 630.1 732.5 693.4 577.2

 

Note: some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by district and ethnicity

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by district and ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 1 September 2025

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 3.24% 5.11% 2.83% 2.60%
Bay of Plenty 2.96% 4.53% 3.18% 2.57%
Canterbury/West Coast 3.92% 5.64% 3.39% 4.55%
Capital & Coast/Hutt 3.11% 4.83% 2.97% 3.22%
Counties Manukau 3.40% 5.27% 2.78% 2.23%
Hawkes Bay 2.72% 3.11% 3.44% 2.99%
Lakes 2.17% 2.97% 1.74% 2.43%
MidCentral 2.78% 5.48% 2.91% 3.47%
Nelson Marlborough 3.49% 4.54% 4.57% 3.44%
Northland 2.46% 2.80% 2.17% 2.49%
South Canterbury 2.39% 4.59% 2.85% 3.29%
Southern 4.09% 5.03% 5.46% 4.57%
Tairawhiti 2.29% 3.58% 2.09% 3.02%
Taranaki 3.43% 3.85% 3.31% 3.21%
Waikato 3.45% 5.16% 3.70% 2.75%
Wairarapa 3.23% 4.41% 3.28% 3.36%
Waitemata 3.09% 4.58% 2.79% 2.52%
Whanganui 3.38% 5.17% 2.35% 3.25%

 

Note: we cannot give the total number of people testing positive per district and ethnicity for privacy reasons.

Testing rate and results by age and sex

Tests by age group from 22 January 2020 to 1 September 2025

Age group Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
0 to 9 635,762 3.65% 973.3
10 to 19 693,535 3.80% 1,082.6
20 to 29 1,513,805 2.73% 2,245.3
30 to 39 1,551,084 2.50% 2,250.9
40 to 49 1,200,837 2.40% 1,913.9
50 to 59 1,199,820 2.42% 1,875.4
60 to 69 885,339 3.09% 1,655.6
70 to 79 467,718 5.49% 1,306.0
80+ 337,186 9.12% 1,839.3
Unknown 4,781 8.99% NA
Total 8,489,867 3.20% 1,697.8

 

Tests by sex from 22 January 2020 to 1 September 2025

Sex Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Female 4,156,223 3.28% 1,629.9
Male 4,082,347 3.20% 1,667.2
Unknown 251,297 1.81% NA
Total 8,489,867 3.20% 1,697.8

Note: On 4 January 2022, the Ministry of Health started reporting testing rates using the Ministry's HSU population estimate.