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Last updated 2pm 1 September 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 31 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 1523256 23437 555
Male 1210372 23573 875
Unknown 2884 14 1
Total 2736512 47024 1431

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 229180 5219 106
10 to 19 334157 1271 33
20 to 29 441291 2294 35
30 to 39 459163 2868 78
40 to 49 393234 2945 133
50 to 59 352690 4395 208
60 to 69 265470 6349 321
70+ 261278 21683 517
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2736512 47024 1431

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 392528 7557 299
Pacific Peoples 207633 4932 170
Asian 387823 4463 106
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 46256 745 13
European or Other 1685376 29222 837
Unknown 16896 105 6
Total 2736512 47024 1431

 

*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 392528 1,299,464
Pacific Peoples 207633 996,149
Asian 387823 1,378,428
European or Other 1731632 4,452,252
Unknown 16896 363,574
Total 2736512 8,489,867

 

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 50 392052 426 392528 14.3%
Pacific Peoples 18 207381 234 207633 7.6%
Asian 39 387598 186 387823 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 2 46233 21 46256 1.7%
European or Other 279 1681200 3897 1685376 61.6%
Unknown 3 16877 16 16896 0.6%
Total 391 2731341 4780 2736512 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 29 229137 14 229180 8.4%
10 to 19 14 334136 7 334157 12.2%
20 to 29 19 441259 13 441291 16.1%
30 to 39 44 459085 34 459163 16.8%
40 to 49 50 393117 67 393234 14.4%
50 to 59 63 352477 150 352690 12.9%
60 to 69 52 265031 387 265470 9.7%
70 to 79 54 163658 961 164673 6%
80 to 89 43 74570 1796 76409 2.8%
90+ 23 18822 1351 20196 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 391 2731341 4780 2736512 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 237 1520782 2237 1523256 56%
Male 153 1207685 2534 1210372 44%
Unknown 1 2874 9 2884 0%
Total 391 2731341 4780 2736512 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 59 173 73 45 289 584
60 to 69 150 68 25 398 647
70 to 79 188 94 69 1149 1503
80 to 89 150 102 116 2223 2595
90+ 47 34 50 1630 1763
Total 708 371 305 5689 7092

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 44 120
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 2496 2994

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