Last updated 2pm 14 April 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to tests recorded prior to 11:59pm 13 April 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 1,935
All COVID-19 viral tests administered 8,417,201
Testing kits in stock 22,373

Testing results from 22 January 2020 to 14 April 2025

Test results In managed facilities Within NZ communities Total
Tested positive for COVID-19 3,838 264,775 268,613
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 236,842 7,857,190 8,094,032
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 190 54,366 54,556
Total (all tests) 240,870 8,176,331 8,417,201
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 18 Mar to 23 Mar 25 Mar to 30 Mar 1 Apr to 6 Apr 8 Apr to 13 Apr
Auckland 225 203 195 207
Bay of Plenty 12 11 30 27
Canterbury/West Coast 54 71 65 70
Capital & Coast/Hutt 36 41 43 43
Counties Manukau 366 378 374 395
Hawkes Bay 40 41 69 44
Lakes 11 7 9 9
MidCentral 82 76 56 69
Nelson Marlborough 55 47 56 56
Northland 126 119 126 106
South Canterbury 12 13 31 21
Southern 81 76 105 90
Tairawhiti 4 2 8 4
Taranaki 126 138 153 144
Waikato 207 232 216 220
Wairarapa 19 12 21 26
Waitemata 401 382 387 368
Whanganui 13 12 22 11
Unknown 13 18 20 25
Total 1,883 1,879 1,986 1,935

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 18 Mar to 23 Mar 25 Mar to 30 Mar 1 Apr to 6 Apr 8 Apr to 13 Apr
Māori 346 383 432 413
Pacific Peoples 236 244 257 272
Asian 250 213 223 234
European or Other 1,045 1,029 1,059 990
Unknown 6 10 15 26
Total 1,883 1,879 1,986 1,935

Total tests

COVID-19 test result 18 Mar to 23 Mar 25 Mar to 30 Mar 1 Apr to 6 Apr 8 Apr to 13 Apr
Tested positive 77 71 85 65
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 1,799 1,804 1,898 1,865
Inconclusive result 7 4 3 5
Total 1,883 1,879 1,986 1,935

Testing rate and results by location and ethnicity

All tests by district and in managed isolation and quarantine facilities from 22 January 2020 to 14 April 2025

Location Total tests Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Managed isolation and quarantine facilities 240,870 1.59% NA
Auckland 1,175,005 3.02% 2,387.7
Bay of Plenty 301,484 2.75% 1,163.3
Canterbury/West Coast 670,613 4.32% 1,120.4
Capital & Coast/Hutt 527,818 3.27% 1,121.4
Counties Manukau 1,571,370 3.50% 2,652.4
Hawkes Bay 155,204 2.92% 889.4
Lakes 133,612 2.23% 1,167.6
MidCentral 150,585 3.34% 828.4
Nelson Marlborough 151,484 3.50% 961.6
Northland 285,933 2.44% 1,478.0
South Canterbury 42,530 3.18% 694.7
Southern 383,733 4.62% 1,144.6
Tairawhiti 36,435 2.64% 708.3
Taranaki 157,187 3.26% 1,277.1
Waikato 706,457 3.14% 1,641.8
Wairarapa 42,698 3.34% 878.2
Waitemata 1,390,955 2.83% 2,210.8
Whanganui 40,234 3.26% 589.6
Unknown 252,994 2.18% NA
Total 8,417,201 3.19% 1,683.3

Tests by ethnicity

Tests by ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 14 April 2025

Ethnicity* Total test Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Māori 1,279,937 3.15% 1,669.5
Pacific Peoples 987,382 5.02% 2,683.8
Asian 1,368,866 2.94% 1,863.2
European or Other 4,415,493 3.00% 1,420.5
Unknown 365,523 1.68% NA
Total 8,417,201 3.19% 1,683.3

 

*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 14 April 2025

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 3,020.3 2,825.3 2,042.5 2,274.8
Bay of Plenty 1,242.9 2,247.2 1,448.0 1,072.5
Canterbury/West Coast 1,219.8 1,388.5 1,255.0 1,052.6
Capital & Coast/Hutt 1,161.1 1,286.2 1,051.5 1,099.8
Counties Manukau 2,876.0 3,289.9 2,296.0 2,321.8
Hawkes Bay 848.5 1,900.3 1,036.9 818.4
Lakes 1,319.9 1,527.4 1,449.5 1,018.9
MidCentral 935.7 1,096.6 861.1 773.1
Nelson Marlborough 1,045.8 2,622.4 1,104.8 891.9
Northland 1,557.6 1,922.4 1,421.6 1,410.8
South Canterbury 839.5 1,338.3 781.2 647.9
Southern 1,231.3 1,801.3 1,296.8 1,095.6
Tairawhiti 731.9 1,134.1 1,027.9 626.1
Taranaki 1,477.2 1,678.3 1,601.5 1,196.7
Waikato 1,923.1 2,191.3 1,833.1 1,505.0
Wairarapa 974.0 1,135.2 994.1 839.4
Waitemata 2,727.2 2,869.8 1,864.2 2,180.7
Whanganui 606.8 705.8 670.0 566.9

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 14 April 2025

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 3.26% 5.13% 2.82% 2.58%
Bay of Plenty 2.91% 4.51% 3.19% 2.53%
Canterbury/West Coast 4.01% 5.68% 3.39% 4.55%
Capital & Coast/Hutt 3.10% 4.91% 2.95% 3.17%
Counties Manukau 3.42% 5.28% 2.77% 2.21%
Hawkes Bay 2.72% 3.07% 3.44% 2.97%
Lakes 2.12% 2.90% 1.73% 2.37%
MidCentral 2.78% 5.46% 2.89% 3.48%
Nelson Marlborough 3.47% 4.64% 4.57% 3.42%
Northland 2.46% 2.67% 2.14% 2.44%
South Canterbury 2.29% 4.42% 2.90% 3.29%
Southern 4.10% 5.13% 5.42% 4.59%
Tairawhiti 2.30% 3.84% 1.88% 3.11%
Taranaki 3.41% 3.88% 3.29% 3.21%
Waikato 3.46% 5.25% 3.73% 2.74%
Wairarapa 3.13% 4.55% 3.22% 3.36%
Waitemata 3.09% 4.61% 2.79% 2.50%
Whanganui 3.39% 4.99% 2.49% 3.20%

 

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 14 April 2025

Age group Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
0 to 9 621,466 3.66% 951.4
10 to 19 690,222 3.81% 1,077.5
20 to 29 1,510,212 2.72% 2,240.0
30 to 39 1,546,092 2.50% 2,243.7
40 to 49 1,196,618 2.39% 1,907.2
50 to 59 1,193,774 2.42% 1,866.0
60 to 69 876,247 3.08% 1,638.6
70 to 79 455,949 5.52% 1,273.2
80+ 321,910 9.27% 1,755.9
Unknown 4,711 8.85% NA
Total 8,417,201 3.19% 1,683.3

 

Tests by sex from 22 January 2020 to 14 April 2025

Sex Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Female 4,119,008 3.27% 1,615.3
Male 4,046,793 3.19% 1,652.7
Unknown 251,400 1.82% NA
Total 8,417,201 3.19% 1,683.3

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