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Last updated 2pm 4 December 2023.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to tests recorded prior to 11:59 pm 3 December 2023.

Testing data is collected from the Eclair database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated.

Testing summary, status, and results

COVID-19 testing

  Total
PCR tests uploaded during past week 5,901
All COVID-19 viral tests administered 8,095,306
Testing kits in stock 22,373

Testing results from 22 January 2020 to 4 December 2023

Test results In managed facilities Within NZ communities Total
Tested positive for COVID-19 3,838 236,063 239,901
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 236,836 7,565,090 7,801,926
Inconclusive result for COVID-19 190 53,289 53,479
Total (all tests) 240,864 7,854,442 8,095,306
Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average) Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average) Graph of daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Daily number of tests completed for COVID-19 (with seven-day rolling average)

Testing over the past 4 weeks

Tests at managed facilities and within the community in health districts

Health district of residence 7 Nov to 12 Nov 14 Nov to 19 Nov 21 Nov to 26 Nov 28 Nov to 3 Dec
Auckland 368 778 530 566
Bay of Plenty 185 181 182 161
Canterbury/West Coast 726 744 648 666
Capital & Coast/Hutt 372 449 411 408
Counties Manukau 885 1,068 987 825
Hawkes Bay 142 166 136 111
Lakes 52 74 101 59
MidCentral 153 175 162 138
Nelson Marlborough 128 173 151 178
Northland 185 358 270 271
South Canterbury 17 414 25 27
Southern 423 506 437 372
Tairawhiti 23 17 23 28
Taranaki 106 158 134 174
Waikato 604 601 601 589
Wairarapa 58 51 47 44
Waitemata 1,122 1,271 1,194 1,171
Whanganui 17 20 33 28
Unknown 70 84 62 85
Total 5,636 7,288 6,134 5,901

Note: Some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Tests by ethnicity

Ethnicity 7 Nov to 12 Nov 14 Nov to 19 Nov 21 Nov to 26 Nov 28 Nov to 3 Dec
Māori 980 1,308 1,125 1,026
Pacific Peoples 696 868 776 765
Asian 698 876 804 705
European or Other 3,223 4,170 3,384 3,333
Unknown 39 66 45 72
Total 5,636 7,288 6,134 5,901

Total tests

COVID-19 test result 7 Nov to 12 Nov 14 Nov to 19 Nov 21 Nov to 26 Nov 28 Nov to 3 Dec
Tested positive 632 862 793 795
Tested negative (no COVID-19) 4,974 6,401 5,318 5,078
Inconclusive result 30 25 23 28
Total 5,636 7,288 6,134 5,901

Testing rate and results by location and ethnicity

All tests by district and in managed isolation and quarantine facilities from 22 January 2020 to 4 December 2023

Location Total tests Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Managed isolation and quarantine facilities 240,864 1.59% NA
Auckland 1,170,623 2.87% 2,378.8
Bay of Plenty 289,691 2.64% 1,117.8
Canterbury/West Coast 626,256 3.97% 1,046.3
Capital & Coast/Hutt 507,841 3.06% 1,078.9
Counties Manukau 1,532,158 3.34% 2,586.2
Hawkes Bay 143,230 2.55% 820.8
Lakes 130,005 2.02% 1,136.1
MidCentral 139,566 3.05% 767.7
Nelson Marlborough 140,073 3.00% 889.2
Northland 264,769 1.97% 1,368.6
South Canterbury 39,529 2.80% 645.7
Southern 360,165 4.49% 1,074.3
Tairawhiti 34,750 2.35% 675.6
Taranaki 145,108 2.96% 1,179.0
Waikato 673,881 2.86% 1,566.1
Wairarapa 38,402 2.96% 789.9
Waitemata 1,332,285 2.58% 2,117.6
Whanganui 37,887 2.89% 555.2
Unknown 248,223 2.04% NA
Total 8,095,306 2.96% 1,618.9

Tests by ethnicity

Tests by ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 4 December 2023

Ethnicity* Total test Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Māori 1,196,988 2.97% 1,561.3
Pacific Peoples 943,057 4.94% 2,563.4
Asian 1,323,451 2.79% 1,801.3
European or Other 4,253,749 2.70% 1,368.5
Unknown 378,061 1.63% NA
Total 8,095,306 2.96% 1,618.9

* 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/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.

Testing rates per 1000 people by location and ethnicity

Testing rates per 1000 people by location and ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 4 December 2023

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 2,879.5 2,750.8 2,052.5 2,276.5
Bay of Plenty 1,158.6 2,115.4 1,403.0 1,043.0
Canterbury/West Coast 1,103.9 1,277.3 1,163.0 984.3
Capital & Coast/Hutt 1,079.8 1,216.0 999.6 1,067.3
Counties Manukau 2,808.8 3,162.9 2,221.2 2,308.7
Hawkes Bay 765.4 1,769.1 975.0 754.2
Lakes 1,269.6 1,470.9 1,460.3 992.2
MidCentral 847.0 994.0 802.7 720.3
Nelson Marlborough 941.5 2,518.6 1,031.3 821.9
Northland 1,399.3 1,705.5 1,324.2 1,331.0
South Canterbury 760.5 1,236.7 773.9 600.0
Southern 1,109.1 1,587.4 1,227.7 1,032.9
Tairawhiti 686.1 1,033.5 988.5 610.7
Taranaki 1,285.8 1,513.9 1,513.6 1,115.1
Waikato 1,789.1 2,035.4 1,757.2 1,444.2
Wairarapa 843.0 1,051.6 871.2 760.4
Waitemata 2,559.6 2,704.2 1,764.5 2,106.8
Whanganui 550.1 661.0 665.8 538.1

Note: some people are tested more than once. We cannot give you detailed information about tests in your district, city or town, as we must protect the privacy of the people concerned.

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by district and ethnicity

Percentage of tests returning a positive result by district and ethnicity from 22 January 2020 to 4 December 2023

Location Māori Pacific peoples Asian European/Other
Auckland 3.14% 5.09% 2.69% 2.41%
Bay of Plenty 2.78% 4.24% 3.20% 2.44%
Canterbury/West Coast 3.69% 5.46% 3.21% 4.15%
Capital & Coast/Hutt 2.95% 4.81% 2.85% 2.91%
Counties Manukau 3.28% 5.23% 2.63% 1.98%
Hawkes Bay 2.31% 3.04% 3.25% 2.55%
Lakes 2.02% 2.69% 1.61% 2.07%
MidCentral 2.53% 5.42% 2.67% 3.15%
Nelson Marlborough 3.00% 4.37% 4.55% 2.86%
Northland 2.12% 2.52% 1.85% 1.85%
South Canterbury 2.47% 3.44% 2.71% 2.86%
Southern 4.00% 5.14% 5.34% 4.44%
Tairawhiti 2.04% 4.30% 1.74% 2.70%
Taranaki 3.19% 3.75% 3.25% 2.87%
Waikato 3.29% 5.05% 3.56% 2.41%
Wairarapa 2.93% 4.02% 3.23% 2.93%
Waitemata 2.91% 4.46% 2.59% 2.20%
Whanganui 3.08% 4.93% 1.69% 2.83%

Note: we cannot give the total number of people testing positive per district and ethnicity for privacy reasons.

Testing rate and results by age and sex

Tests by age group from 22 January 2020 to 4 December 2023

Age group Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
0 to 9 557,869 3.54% 854.0
10 to 19 675,484 3.79% 1,054.5
20 to 29 1,491,143 2.66% 2,211.7
30 to 39 1,521,726 2.41% 2,208.3
40 to 49 1,176,374 2.29% 1,874.9
50 to 59 1,165,730 2.27% 1,822.2
60 to 69 835,154 2.77% 1,561.8
70 to 79 406,469 4.82% 1,135.0
80+ 262,213 8.29% 1,430.3
Unknown 3,144 9.83% NA
Total 8,095,306 2.96% 1,618.9

Tests by sex

Tests by sex from 22 January 2020 to 4 December 2023

Sex Total people tested Tested positive (%) Test rate per 1000 people
Female 3,956,386 3.05% 1,551.5
Male 3,888,135 2.96% 1,587.9
Unknown 250,785 1.76% NA
Total 8,095,306 2.96% 1,618.9

Note: On 4 January 2022, the Ministry of Health started reporting testing rates using the Ministry's HSU population estimate.