Last updated 2pm 7 July 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 6 July 2025.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1520276 23080 541
Male 1208619 23250 855
Unknown 2876 14 1
Total 2731771 46344 1397

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 228861 5106 104
10 to 19 333979 1256 32
20 to 29 440971 2278 35
30 to 39 458571 2838 78
40 to 49 392639 2915 133
50 to 59 352034 4349 204
60 to 69 264843 6270 315
70+ 259824 21332 496
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2731771 46344 1397

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 391975 7431 288
Pacific Peoples 207426 4895 169
Asian 387379 4405 105
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 46192 729 13
European or Other 1681914 28779 815
Unknown 16885 105 7
Total 2731771 46344 1397

 

*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 391975 1,290,840
Pacific Peoples 207426 992,144
Asian 387379 1,373,837
European or Other 1728106 4,433,389
Unknown 16885 364,425
Total 2731771 8,454,635

 

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 80 391477 418 391975 14.3%
Pacific Peoples 21 207176 229 207426 7.6%
Asian 66 387131 182 387379 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 6 46166 20 46192 1.7%
European or Other 514 1677549 3851 1681914 61.6%
Unknown 2 16867 16 16885 0.6%
Total 689 2726366 4716 2731771 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 25 228823 13 228861 8.4%
10 to 19 15 333957 7 333979 12.2%
20 to 29 59 440899 13 440971 16.1%
30 to 39 96 458444 31 458571 16.8%
40 to 49 88 392487 64 392639 14.4%
50 to 59 111 351774 149 352034 12.9%
60 to 69 90 264374 379 264843 9.7%
70 to 79 88 163005 944 164037 6%
80 to 89 81 73971 1780 75832 2.8%
90+ 36 18583 1336 19955 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 689 2726366 4716 2731771 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 432 1517632 2212 1520276 56%
Male 257 1205867 2495 1208619 44%
Unknown 0 2867 9 2876 0%
Total 689 2726366 4716 2731771 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'.

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 59 171 72 45 288 580
60 to 69 147 68 25 389 635
70 to 79 185 93 65 1131 1477
80 to 89 145 102 114 2192 2557
90+ 47 34 46 1611 1740
Total 695 369 295 5611 6989

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 40 22 12 42 116
60 to 69 40 25 8 130 205
70 to 79 65 25 26 428 546
80 to 89 63 38 52 1002 1157
90+ 26 21 23 874 946
Total 234 131 121 2476 2970

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 30 June 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