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Last updated 2pm 29 April 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 28 April 2024.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1458142 19722 443
Male 1170972 19505 703
Unknown 2725 12 0
Total 2631839 39239 1146

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 224783 4279 76
10 to 19 329061 1140 26
20 to 29 431645 2122 26
30 to 39 445284 2571 67
40 to 49 378655 2634 115
50 to 59 335953 3811 171
60 to 69 249548 5302 255
70+ 236861 17380 410
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 2631839 39239 1146

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 380791 6311 233
Pacific Peoples 202405 4246 150
Asian 376301 3799 92
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44856 635 9
European or Other 1610882 24150 655
Unknown 16604 98 7
Total 2631839 39239 1146

* 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.

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 380791 1,222,859
Pacific Peoples 202405 957,141
Asian 376301 1,339,285
European or Other 1655738 4,312,694
Unknown 16604 372,667
Total 2631839 8,204,646

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 270 380169 352 380791 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 97 202106 202 202405 7.7%
Asian 223 375920 158 376301 14.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 31 44807 18 44856 1.7%
European or Other 1710 1605937 3235 1610882 61.2%
Unknown 9 16584 11 16604 0.6%
Total 2340 2625523 3976 2631839 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 92 224679 12 224783 8.5%
10 to 19 83 328975 3 329061 12.5%
20 to 29 218 431415 12 431645 16.4%
30 to 39 297 444963 24 445284 16.9%
40 to 49 301 378303 51 378655 14.4%
50 to 59 361 335466 126 335953 12.8%
60 to 69 379 248863 306 249548 9.5%
70 to 79 322 150703 801 151826 5.8%
80 to 89 213 66141 1483 67837 2.6%
90+ 74 15966 1158 17198 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 2340 2625523 3976 2631839 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 1445 1454837 1860 1458142 55%
Male 891 1167973 2108 1170972 44%
Unknown 4 2713 8 2725 0%
Total 2340 2625523 3976 2631839 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 59 146 60 41 242 491
60 to 69 118 55 16 310 505
70 to 79 148 81 56 926 1214
80 to 89 125 92 92 1789 2100
90+ 41 28 36 1372 1479
Total 578 316 241 4639 5789

 

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 17 13 34 99
60 to 69 37 23 8 92 161
70 to 79 59 24 23 368 476
80 to 89 51 36 43 820 950
90+ 22 17 16 752 809
Total 204 117 103 2066 2495

 

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 29 April 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

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.

https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/our-health-system/data-and-statistics/covid-vaccine-data/