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Last updated 2pm 12 February 2024.

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

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1430148 19013 417
Male 1153433 18685 658
Unknown 2660 14 0
Total 2586241 37712 1075

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 222931 4064 74
10 to 19 326269 1109 27
20 to 29 426994 2106 25
30 to 39 438937 2513 63
40 to 49 372035 2555 109
50 to 59 328730 3700 157
60 to 69 242372 5085 241
70+ 227924 16580 379
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2586241 37712 1075

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 375260 6067 220
Pacific Peoples 200130 4113 138
Asian 371156 3668 94
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44284 628 9
European or Other 1578970 23143 608
Unknown 16441 93 6
Total 2586241 37712 1075

* 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.

Vaccination details

Vaccination status when reported as a case Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
No doses received prior to being reported as a case 91347 3717 186
Partially vaccinated 20796 608 23
Fully vaccinated at least 7 days before reported as a case 691506 6458 175
Received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case 1498306 22669 614
Under 12 years old 284286 4260 77
Total 2586241 37712 1075

Note:

1. No breakdown by location, ethnicity or age group is available for cases and vaccine data to protect patients' privacy.
2. Cases that are under-12 are reported in the “Under 12 years old” category.

Note: 

Up to date hospital occupancy figures are reported each day in the Ministry’s COVID-19 media statements. On July 7 2022, the Ministry started switched to reporting only COVID-19 related hospitalisations. Data from the previous 90 days is preliminary and incomplete. Data from the National Minimum Dataset is used as it becomes available. Hospitalisation data reporting is high asynchronous and updates are generally unrelated to current hospitalisations. For a weekly time series see the Ministry's COVID-19 Data GitHub repository.

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 375260 1,208,825
Pacific Peoples 200130 949,549
Asian 371156 1,331,184
European or Other 1623254 4,282,518
Unknown 16441 376,152
Total 2586241 8,148,228

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 833 374087 340 375260 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 354 199580 196 200130 7.7%
Asian 751 370256 149 371156 14.4%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 80 44186 18 44284 1.7%
European or Other 3825 1572054 3091 1578970 61.1%
Unknown 24 16408 9 16441 0.6%
Total 5867 2576571 3803 2586241 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 9 399 222522 10 222931 8.6%
10 to 19 399 325867 3 326269 12.6%
20 to 29 603 426379 12 426994 16.5%
30 to 39 898 438016 23 438937 17%
40 to 49 892 371092 51 372035 14.4%
50 to 59 947 327660 123 328730 12.7%
60 to 69 839 241233 300 242372 9.4%
70 to 79 557 145183 760 146500 5.7%
80 to 89 282 63354 1414 65050 2.5%
90+ 51 15216 1107 16374 0.6%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 5867 2576571 3803 2586241 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 3572 1424800 1776 1430148 55%
Male 2288 1149126 2019 1153433 45%
Unknown 7 2645 8 2660 0%
Total 5867 2576571 3803 2586241 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 59 144 58 35 227 466
60 to 69 116 53 15 299 489
70 to 79 143 73 53 881 1153
80 to 89 115 87 90 1696 1989
90+ 40 27 36 1308 1413
Total 558 298 229 4411 5510

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 35 18 13 32 98
60 to 69 37 23 8 91 160
70 to 79 53 23 20 348 446
80 to 89 51 36 40 779 906
90+ 21 17 16 715 771
Total 197 117 97 1965 2381

Age and vaccination status of deaths within 28 days of being reported as a case

Age group Not fully vaccinated Fully vaccinated Received booster Total
0 to 59 112 138 216 466
60 to 69 66 95 328 489
70 to 79 128 144 881 1153
80 to 89 183 190 1616 1989
90+ 132 122 1159 1413
Total 621 689 4200 5510

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 12 February 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.