Last updated 2pm 27 November 2023.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 26 November 2023.

COVID-19 cases summary

          New case average*

     RATs uploaded average*

                  971 ↓

                    1,004 ↓

Cases in hospital as at midnight Sunday

Cases in ICU as at midnight Sunday

                  327

                        8

Deaths attributed to COVID*

Total deaths attributed COVID

                      4 ↑

                3,549

* 7 day rolling average

Current situation

Summary

In the last week New cases reported 6814
Reinfections 3595
Reinfections (< 90 days) 45
Total since first New Zealand case Cases reported 2512440
Reinfections 288752
Reinfections (< 90 days) 25354


Case outcomes since first New Zealand case
 

COVID-19 cases Change in the last week Total
Recovered 7852 2502098
Deceased* 27 3549*

*The Ministry of Health has recently switched its definition of 'deceased' from deaths within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 to deaths attributed to COVID-19. See the definitions section below for further details.

Deaths with COVID-19

Cause of death Died within 28 days of positive test Died more than 28 days after positive test Total Change in the last week
COVID as underlying 2139 76 2215 16
COVID as contributory 1251 83 1334 11
COVID-attributed total 3390 159 3549 27
Not COVID 1535 0* 1535 15
Not available 175 0 175 -1
Total 5100 159 5259 41*

*The change in total deaths with COVID may not be equal to the number of new deaths reported today. This is because deaths that occurred more than 28 days after a positive test that are subsequently determined to be unrelated to COVID are removed from the total.

Of the 41 people whose deaths we are reporting today: 13 were from Auckland region, four were from Waikato, one was from Bay of Plenty, two were from Hawke's Bay, one was from Taranaki, one was from Whanganui, six were from Wellington region, one was from Nelson Marlborough, seven were from Canterbury, five were from Southern.

One was less than 10 years old, one was in their 40s, one was in their 50s, three were in their 60s, eight were in their 70s, 20 were in their 80s and seven were aged over 90. Of these people, 24 were women and 17 were men.

Case details

Number of active cases

  Change in the last week Total since first NZ case
Confirmed 5615 2422392
Probable 1193 90048
Total 6808* 2512440

*The change in total case numbers may not be equal to the number of new cases reported today due to data updating and reconciliation.

Definitions

Active case - confirmed Confirmed cases are people who have received a positive PCR test OR someone who has received a positive result on a Rapid Antigen Test. For more details, see the COVID-19 case definition.
Active case - probable A probable case is when someone is diagnosed based on their exposure to other people with COVID-19 and on their symptoms. 
Reinfections Reinfections are cases in an individual who reported a case 29 or more days previously.  
Recovered Recovered cases are people who had the virus, where at least 7 days have passed since their symptoms started and they have not had symptoms for 72 hours, and they have been cleared by the health professional responsible for their monitoring.
Deceased Includes all deaths where COVID-19 is determined to have been the underlying cause of death or a contributory cause of death.

Cases reported each day

Daily confirmed and probable cases

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This graph shows the count of all cases of COVID-19 every day (all cases – confirmed and probable) since the first New Zealand case in late February 2020. The graph shows the rapid increase of daily cases from mid-February 2022 to early March 2022, driven by the Omicron variant. From mid-March to mid-April 2022, cases rapidly declined, followed by a period of slower decline until early July. This was followed by a rapid increase in cases, peaking in August before a steady decline in new daily cases. Reported new daily cases hit their lowest since February 2022 in September 2022.

New COVID-19 cases reported each day

This graph shows the count of all cases of COVID-19 every day (all cases – confirmed and probable) since the first New Zealand case in late February 2020. The graph shows the rapid increase of daily cases from mid-February 2022 to early March 2022, driven by the Omicron variant. From mid-March to mid-April 2022, cases rapidly declined, followed by a period of slower decline until early July. This was followed by a rapid increase in cases, peaking in August before a steady decline in new daily cases. Reported new daily cases hit their lowest since February 2022 in September 2022.

COVID-19 by location

Total cases by location

Total COVID-19 cases by location graph Total COVID-19 cases by location graph Total COVID-19 cases by location graph

This bar graph shows the total cases and their status by health district and those with recent travel history.

The ‘At the border’ data group includes cases detected in managed isolation or quarantine facilities from the period when these were operating, as well as cases with recent travel history from after that time. They are not included in the district totals. Before 17 June, people in managed isolation or quarantine facilities were included in the total of the relevant district.

Total COVID-19 cases by location graph

This graph shows:

  • This bar graph shows the total cases and their status by health district and those with recent travel history.

    The ‘At the border’ data group includes cases detected in managed isolation or quarantine facilities from the period when these were operating, as well as cases with recent travel history from after that time. They are not included in the district totals. Before 17 June, people in managed isolation or quarantine facilities were included in the total of the relevant district.

Total cases by location

Location Active Recovered Deceased Total New cases in the last week
Auckland 822 234514 238 235574 826
Bay of Plenty 173 111224 169 111566 173
Canterbury 824 331511 506 332841 825
Capital and Coast 615 174930 159 175704 615
Counties Manukau 896 280732 275 281903 899
Hawke's Bay 134 83454 154 83742 134
Hutt Valley 264 86021 90 86375 264
Lakes 97 49821 107 50025 98
Mid Central 220 92867 187 93274 225
Nelson Marlborough 183 76289 139 76611 183
Northland 203 77290 124 77617 203
South Canterbury 73 33481 41 33595 73
Southern 404 184493 333 185230 405
Tairāwhiti 69 25552 39 25660 69
Taranaki 109 63453 121 63683 109
Unknown 14 2028 7 2049 16
Waikato 465 199380 349 200194 465
Wairarapa 41 24542 60 24643 42
Waitematā 1067 294800 353 296220 1070
West Coast 42 15265 17 15324 42
Whanganui 78 33159 75 33312 78
At the Border* 0 27292 6 27298 NA
Total 6793 2502098 3549 2512440 6814

* Due to retiring the COVID-19 Protection Framework on 12 September 2022, the Ministry of Health no longer separately reports COVID-19 cases who have recently travelled overseas. These cases will be included in the weekly reporting on all COVID-19 community cases, but we will no longer distinguish between border and other cases.

You can also view a detailed breakdown of daily case numbers for each district since the beginning of the pandemic by clicking the ‘download’ button on the right hand side of this page: New Zealand COVID-19 data.


Note: we cannot give detailed information about cases in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.