The number of people infected with COVID-19 in New Zealand has now crossed the 1 million mark, with 9173 cases reported on Tuesday.
There are currently more than 55,000 active COVID-19 infections in the community.
But the Ministry of Health said New Zealand's response to the pandemic has contributed to keeping the the country's case numbers low.
"I would like to reiterate my thanks to everyone in New Zealand who has played their part to keep our case numbers and rates low when compared internationally and for continuing to do their bit to follow public health advice and minimise the spread of COVID-19," Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said.
Another 14 further deaths of people with COVID-19 were announced by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, taking the total death toll to 826.
Six of the 14 deaths reported on Tuesday were people in their 70s.
As COVID-19 cases continue to mount and with the arrival of the Omicron BA.5 subvariant in New Zealand, epidemiologist Michael Baker has predicted a spike in deaths and hospitlisations in the next few months.
"The more people who get infected, the more who will get serious outcomes, go to hospital and unfortunately die," he told RNZ.
What you need to know:
- All of New Zealand is at the orange setting of the COVID-19 traffic light system.
- New Zealand recorded 9173 new community COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the country over 1 million infections since the pandemic began.
- Fourteen additional deaths of people with COVID-19 were reported.
- There are 385 people in hospitals on Tuesday, 13 of whom are in ICU.
- Location of new community cases: Northland (265), Auckland (2,945), Waikato (625), Bay of Plenty (254), Lakes (175), Hawke’s Bay (274), MidCentral (348), Whanganui (97), Taranaki (255), Tairāwhiti (75), Wairarapa (105), Capital and Coast (600), Hutt Valley (264), Nelson Marlborough (339), Canterbury (1,397), South Canterbury (164), Southern (889), West Coast (98), Unknown (4).
- Location of hospitalisation: Northland: 9; Waitemata: 43; Counties Manukau: 35; Auckland: 73; Waikato: 41; Bay of Plenty: 20; Lakes: 5; Tairāwhiti: 2; Hawke’s Bay: 16; Taranaki: 9; Whanganui: 1; MidCentral: 21; Wairarapa: 1; Hutt Valley: 6; Capital and Coast: 13; Nelson Marlborough: 8; Canterbury: 49; South Canterbury: 3; West Coast: 4; Southern: 26.
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1:28pm - Finally, below is the latest on COVID-19 vaccinations:
Vaccinations administered in New Zealand
- Vaccines administered to date: 4,026,866 first doses; 3,978,451 second doses; 31,948 third primary doses; 2,639,286 booster doses: 261,975 paediatric first doses and 119,120 paediatric second doses
- Vaccines administered yesterday: 30 first doses; 46 second doses; 26 third primary doses; 1,031 booster doses; 28 paediatric first doses and 203 paediatric second doses
People vaccinated
- All Ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,055,715 first dose (96.4%); 4,006,678 second dose (95.2%), 2,634,225 boosted (70.8% of those eligible)
- Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 521,113 first dose (91.3%); 504,194 second dose (88.3%), 235,565 boosted (54.2% of those eligible)
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 281,941 first dose (98.3%); 277,080 second dose (96.7%), 140,532 boosted (56.6% of those eligible)
- 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 259,095 first dose (54.4%); 116,278 second dose (24.4%)
- 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 40,856 first dose (35.4%); 13,317 second dose (11.5%)
- 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,536 first dose (47.6%); 6,775 second dose (13.7%)
Vaccination rates for all DHBs
- Northland DHB: first dose (90.1%); second dose (88.1%); boosted (67.4%)
- Auckland DHB: first dose (99.1%); second dose (98.2%); boosted (72.9%)
- Counties Manukau DHB: first dose (96.2%); second dose (95%); boosted (65.8%)
- Waitemata DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (70.8%)
- Waikato DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.6%); boosted (66.3%)
- Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.5%); boosted (65.6%)
- Lakes DHB: first dose (93.1%); second dose (91.3%); boosted (65.9%)
- MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (71.8%)
- Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (93.1%); second dose (90.9%); boosted (65.5%)
- Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.9%); second dose (90.4%); boosted (71.1%)
- Hawke’s Bay DHB: first dose (97.3%); second dose (95.7%); boosted (69.3%)
- Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.3%); boosted (67.7%)
- Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95%); boosted (72.7%)
- Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.4%); second dose (97.8%); boosted (79.2%)
- Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.6%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (74.6%)
- Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (73.1%)
- West Coast DHB: first dose (92.6%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (71.2%)
- Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.7%); second dose (98.9%); boosted (74.1%)
- South Canterbury DHB: first dose (94.7%); second dose (93.7%); boosted (74.1%)
- Southern DHB: first dose (98.5%); second dose (97.5%); boosted (73%)
1:24pm - A further breakdown of the latest COVID-19 case and testing data is below:
- Seven day rolling average of community cases: 7927
- Seven day rolling average (as at same day last week): 7943
- Number of new community cases: 9173
- Number of new community cases (PCR): 227
- Number of new community cases (RAT): 8946
- Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (265), Auckland (2,945), Waikato (625), Bay of Plenty (254), Lakes (175), Hawke's Bay (274), MidCentral (348), Whanganui (97), Taranaki (255), Tairāwhiti (75), Wairarapa (105), Capital and Coast (600), Hutt Valley (264), Nelson Marlborough (339), Canterbury (1397), South Canterbury (164), Southern (889), West Coast (98), Unknown (4)
- Number of new cases identified at the border: 78
- Number of active community cases (total): 55,475 (cases identified in the past 7 days and not yet classified as recovered)
- Confirmed cases (total): 1,001,898
Tests
- Number of PCR tests total (last 24 hours): 4199
- Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 24 hours): 18,636
- PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 3348
- Number of Rapid Antigen Tests dispatched (last 7 days as of May 10 2022): 1.5 million
1:15pm - Below are some more details around COVID-19 hospitalisations in New Zealand:
Hospitalisations
- Cases in hospital: total number 385: Northland: 9; Waitemata: 43; Counties Manukau: 35; Auckland: 73; Waikato: 41; Bay of Plenty: 20; Lakes: 5; Tairāwhiti: 2; Hawke’s Bay: 16; Taranaki: 9; Whanganui: 1; MidCentral: 21; Wairarapa: 1; Hutt Valley: 6; Capital and Coast: 13; Nelson Marlborough: 8; Canterbury: 49; South Canterbury: 3; West Coast: 4; Southern: 26.
- Average age of current hospitalisations*: 59
- Cases in ICU or HDU: 13
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (35 cases / 15%); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (6 cases / 3%); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (63 cases / 27%); Received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (122 cases / 53%); unknown (6 cases / 3%)
1:07pm - Some further information from the ministry about the latest COVID-19 deaths is below:
Today we are sadly reporting the deaths of 14 people with COVID-19.
These deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 to 876 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 14.
Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today; one person was from Northland, two from Auckland, one from Waikato, one from MidCentral, one from Hawke's Bay, one from the Wellington region; six from Canterbury and one from Southern.
Six were in their 70s; three in their 80s and five were aged over 90.
Nine were women and five were men.
This is a very sad time for whānau and friends and our thoughts and condolences are with them at this time.
Out of respect, we will be making no further comment.
1:04pm - Below is some further details from the ministry on New Zealand crossing the 1 million COVID-19 cases milestone - including some comment from Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield.
Today we have reached a total of 1,001,898 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in 2020. This time last year, our confirmed case total was 2288.
New Zealander's collective response to COVID-19 helped us to keep our case numbers low, especially in that first year when the virus was rampant internationally.
"I would like to reiterate my thanks to everyone in New Zealand who has played their part to keep our case numbers and rates low when compared internationally and for continuing to do their bit to follow public health advice and minimise the spread of COVID-19," said Dr Bloomfield.
1:02pm - The Ministry of Health has also reported 14 COVID-19 deaths and 385 hospitalisations.
1pm - There are 9173 new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand on Tuesday, taking the country's total confirmed infections over the 1 million mark. More details to follow.
12:57pm - While we wait for the latest numbers, below are some COVID-19-related headlines for Tuesday:
12:55pm - Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live COVID-19 updates for Monday. Stand by we bring you the latest case numbers - due in about five minutes.
