Full details of the confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand.
Last updated 1pm 9 July 2022.
All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 8 July 2022.
Data is collected from the EpiSurv database (administered by ESR) unless otherwise stated.
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Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19
Cases by sex
| Sex | Total cases | Hospitalisations for COVID-19 | ICU care for COVID-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 759531 | 4306 | 117 |
| Male | 661336 | 4364 | 192 |
| Unknown | 1311 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1422178 | 8670 | 309 |
Cases by age group
| Age group | Total cases | Hospitalisations for COVID-19 | ICU care for COVID-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 154758 | 1281 | 20 |
| 10 to 19 | 226084 | 404 | 11 |
| 20 to 29 | 255845 | 589 | 8 |
| 30 to 39 | 248379 | 715 | 31 |
| 40 to 49 | 206231 | 708 | 32 |
| 50 to 59 | 158208 | 1000 | 78 |
| 60 to 69 | 98320 | 1096 | 61 |
| 70+ | 74353 | 2877 | 68 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1422178 | 8670 | 309 |
Cases by ethnicity
| Prioritised ethnicity* | Total cases | Hospitalisations for COVID-19 | ICU care for COVID-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Māori | 231495 | 1924 | 79 |
| Pacific peoples | 136514 | 1539 | 67 |
| Asian | 197312 | 783 | 20 |
| Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) | 26930 | 195 | 4 |
| European or Other | 820431 | 4208 | 137 |
| Unknown | 9496 | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 1422178 | 8670 | 309 |
* 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.
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 | 65049 | 1506 | 102 |
| Partially vaccinated | 2771 | 109 | 5 |
| Fully vaccinated at least 7 days before reported as a case | 466772 | 2313 | 76 |
| Received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case | 688555 | 3378 | 105 |
| Under 12 years old | 199031 | 1364 | 21 |
| Total | 1422178 | 8670 | 309 |
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 since first NZ case | Total tests for COVID-19 to date | |
|---|---|---|
| Māori | 231495 | 1,061,495 |
| Pacific peoples | 136514 | 870,165 |
| Asian | 197312 | 1,203,926 |
| European/other | 847361 | 3,846,385 |
| Unknown | 9496 | 328,855 |
| Total | 1422178 | 7,310,826 |
Note: This table shows the number of tests, and some people are tested more than once.
Cases by ethnicity
| Ethnicity | Active (confirmed and probable) | Recovered | Deceased | Total cases since first case | Percentage of all cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Māori | 5614 | 225676 | 205 | 231495 | 16.3% |
| Pacific peoples | 2136 | 134235 | 143 | 136514 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 9085 | 188169 | 58 | 197312 | 13.9% |
| Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) | 888 | 26030 | 12 | 26930 | 1.9% |
| European/other | 44237 | 775012 | 1182 | 820431 | 57.7% |
| Unknown | 495 | 8999 | 2 | 9496 | 0.7% |
| Total | 62455 | 1358121 | 1602 | 1422178 | 100% |
COVID-19 by age and sex
Cases by age
| Age group | Active (confirmed and probable) | Recovered | Deceased | Total cases | Percentage of all cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 3779 | 150973 | 6 | 154758 | 10.9% |
| 10 to 19 | 5247 | 220832 | 5 | 226084 | 15.9% |
| 20 to 29 | 8527 | 247310 | 8 | 255845 | 18% |
| 30 to 39 | 10398 | 237966 | 15 | 248379 | 17.5% |
| 40 to 49 | 9201 | 196991 | 39 | 206231 | 14.5% |
| 50 to 59 | 10122 | 148006 | 80 | 158208 | 11.1% |
| 60 to 69 | 7771 | 90399 | 150 | 98320 | 6.9% |
| 70 to 79 | 4771 | 44078 | 340 | 49189 | 3.5% |
| 80 to 89 | 2093 | 17431 | 542 | 20066 | 1.4% |
| 90+ | 546 | 4088 | 417 | 5051 | 0.4% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 62455 | 1358121 | 1602 | 1422178 | 100% |
Cases by sex
| Sex | Active (confirmed and probable) | Recovered | Deceased | Total cases | Percentage of all cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 33793 | 724991 | 747 | 759531 | 53% |
| Male | 28625 | 631856 | 855 | 661336 | 47% |
| Unknown | 37 | 1274 | 0 | 1311 | 0% |
| Total | 62455 | 1358121 | 1602 | 1422178 | 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 | 63 | 23 | 9 | 58 | 153 |
| 60 to 69 | 44 | 22 | 9 | 74 | 150 |
| 70 to 79 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 248 | 340 |
| 80 to 89 | 33 | 51 | 14 | 443 | 542 |
| 90+ | 17 | 19 | 10 | 371 | 417 |
| Total | 205 | 143 | 58 | 1194 | 1602 |
Age and ethnicity of deaths where to COVID-19 officially coded as the underlying cause
| Age group | Māori | Pacific peoples | Asian | European or Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 59 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 41 |
| 60 to 69 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 62 |
| 70 to 79 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 107 | 151 |
| 80 to 89 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 209 | 256 |
| 90+ | 10 | 11 | 7 | 183 | 211 |
| Total | 88 | 69 | 30 | 534 | 721 |
Of the 721 deaths that have been officially coded as due to COVID-19, 18 occurred more than 28 days after testing positive. In addition, COVID-19 has been coded as contributing to 380 deaths. Of the deaths that occurred within 28 days, 327 have been ruled as not related to COVID-19 and 207 deaths are yet to be classified.
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 | 53 | 55 | 45 | 153 |
| 60 to 69 | 29 | 52 | 69 | 150 |
| 70 to 79 | 53 | 75 | 212 | 340 |
| 80 to 89 | 77 | 95 | 370 | 542 |
| 90+ | 76 | 62 | 279 | 417 |
| Total | 288 | 339 | 975 | 1602 |
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 9 July 2022 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 - [email protected]