Last updated 2pm 14 July 2025.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 13 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 1520748 23159 547
Male 1208896 23302 858
Unknown 2879 14 1
Total 2732523 46475 1406

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 228914 5125 104
10 to 19 334002 1259 32
20 to 29 441022 2285 35
30 to 39 458662 2846 78
40 to 49 392729 2918 134
50 to 59 352127 4365 207
60 to 69 264948 6286 319
70+ 260070 21391 497
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2732523 46475 1406

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 392046 7457 292
Pacific Peoples 207456 4903 169
Asian 387457 4414 105
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 46199 732 13
European or Other 1682478 28863 820
Unknown 16887 106 7
Total 2732523 46475 1406

 

*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 392046 1,292,096
Pacific Peoples 207456 992,664
Asian 387457 1,374,420
European or Other 1728677 4,435,700
Unknown 16887 364,168
Total 2732523 8,459,048

 

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 68 391558 420 392046 14.3%
Pacific Peoples 25 207202 229 207456 7.6%
Asian 63 387211 183 387457 14.2%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 5 46174 20 46199 1.7%
European or Other 476 1678136 3866 1682478 61.6%
Unknown 2 16869 16 16887 0.6%
Total 639 2727150 4734 2732523 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 47 228854 13 228914 8.4%
10 to 19 19 333976 7 334002 12.2%
20 to 29 45 440964 13 441022 16.1%
30 to 39 80 458551 31 458662 16.8%
40 to 49 76 392589 64 392729 14.4%
50 to 59 77 351901 149 352127 12.9%
60 to 69 93 264476 379 264948 9.7%
70 to 79 87 163108 949 164144 6%
80 to 89 85 74059 1789 75933 2.8%
90+ 30 18623 1340 19993 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 639 2727150 4734 2732523 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 402 1518126 2220 1520748 56%
Male 236 1206155 2505 1208896 44%
Unknown 1 2869 9 2879 0%
Total 639 2727150 4734 2732523 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 69 150 68 25 390 639
70 to 79 185 93 66 1132 1479
80 to 89 146 102 114 2196 2562
90+ 47 34 46 1613 1742
Total 699 369 296 5619 7002

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 66 25 26 429 548
80 to 89 63 38 52 1008 1163
90+ 25 21 23 874 945
Total 234 131 121 2483 2977

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