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Last updated 2pm 18 September 2023.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 17 September 2023.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1355269 15829 342
Male 1106681 15274 547
Unknown 2520 8 0
Total 2464470 31111 889

 

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 218143 3392 56
10 to 19 319732 996 23
20 to 29 413272 1840 19
30 to 39 421442 2216 56
40 to 49 355281 2233 101
50 to 59 309284 3126 144
60 to 69 223799 4219 200
70+ 203440 13089 290
Unknown 77 0 0
Total 2464470 31111 889

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 361817 5165 193
Pacific Peoples 192933 3470 125
Asian 354285 2956 70
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 42575 509 9
European or Other 1496895 18941 487
Unknown 15965 70 5
Total 2464470 31111 889

* 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 88173 3199 163
Partially vaccinated 20305 561 18
Fully vaccinated at least 7 days before reported as a case 676573 5745 159
Received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case 1400817 18032 491
Under 12 years old 278602 3574 58
Total 2464470 31111 889

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 361817 1,180,226
Pacific Peoples 192933 933,231
Asian 354285 1,313,123
European or Other 1539470 4,215,903
Unknown 15965 380,059
Total 2464470 8,022,542

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 387 361120 310 361817 14.7%
Pacific Peoples 136 192623 174 192933 7.8%
Asian 365 353785 135 354285 14.4%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 24 42536 15 42575 1.7%
European or Other 2125 1492083 2687 1496895 60.7%
Unknown 15 15942 8 15965 0.6%
Total 3052 2458089 3329 2464470 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 9 136 217998 9 218143 8.9%
10 to 19 165 319564 3 319732 13%
20 to 29 338 412925 9 413272 16.8%
30 to 39 401 421021 20 421442 17.1%
40 to 49 357 354877 47 355281 14.4%
50 to 59 483 308690 111 309284 12.5%
60 to 69 464 223067 268 223799 9.1%
70 to 79 402 130769 655 131826 5.3%
80 to 89 233 55974 1236 57443 2.3%
90+ 73 13127 971 14171 0.6%
Unknown 0 77 0 77 0%
Total 3052 2458089 3329 2464470 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 1926 1351781 1562 1355269 55%
Male 1120 1103800 1761 1106681 45%
Unknown 6 2508 6 2520 0%
Total 3052 2458089 3329 2464470 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 59 132 55 30 197 415
60 to 69 104 43 14 266 433
70 to 79 120 62 46 761 992
80 to 89 99 80 81 1458 1719
90+ 37 25 29 1152 1245
Total 492 265 200 3834 4804

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 32 18 12 28 90
60 to 69 34 17 8 81 141
70 to 79 48 20 16 297 383
80 to 89 49 30 38 682 799
90+ 21 16 15 617 671
Total 184 101 89 1705 2084

 

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 59 103 128 184 415
60 to 69 64 93 276 433
70 to 79 116 130 746 992
80 to 89 165 178 1376 1719
90+ 125 116 1004 1245
Total 573 645 3586 4804

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 28 August 2023 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