The Ministry of Health is about to release the latest COVID-19 figures for Saturday.
The current Omicron wave shows no signs of abating and could get worse now winter is here.
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers on Friday was 6,075 – last Friday it was 6,850.
What you need to know:
All of New Zealand is at orange in the COVID Protection Framework.
New Zealand recorded 6297 new community cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
Ministry of Health has reported 10 deaths of people with COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health is about to release the latest COVID-19 figures for Saturday.
The current Omicron wave shows no signs of abating and could get worse now winter is here.
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers on Friday was 6,075 – last Friday it was 6,850.
What you need to know:
All of New Zealand is at orange in the COVID Protection Framework.
New Zealand recorded 6297 new community cases of COVID-19 on Friday.
Ministry of Health has reported 10 deaths of people with COVID-19.
1:11pm - The Ministry of Health has reported 5,202 community cases, 361 current hospitalisations, and 8 deaths of people with COVID-19.
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 5914 – last Friday it was 6,841.
Full MoH statement:
COVID-19 deaths
Today we are sadly reporting the deaths of 8 people with COVID-19. All these people died within in the past 5 days.
Today’s reported deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 to 1,311 and the seven-day rolling average of reported deaths is 13.
Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today; two were from Bay of Plenty; one was from MidCentral; one was from the Wellington region; two were from Canterbury; one was from South Canterbury; and one was from Southern.
One person was in their 60s; four were in their 70s; one was in their 80s; and two were aged over 90. Of these people, three were women and five were men.
This is a very sad time for whānau and friends and our thoughts and condolences are with them. Out of respect, we will be making no further comment on these deaths.
Vaccinations administered in New Zealand
- Vaccines administered to date: 4,027,953 first doses; 3,980,018 second doses; 32,553 third primary doses; 2,666,841 booster doses: 263,326 paediatric first doses and 127,038 paediatric second doses
- Vaccines administered yesterday: 47 first doses; 59 second doses; 32 third primary doses; 945 booster doses; 31 paediatric first doses and 322 paediatric second doses
People vaccinated
- All ethnicities (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 4,054,175 first dose (96.3%); 4,005,546 second dose (95.2%), 2,646,264 boosted (of the 18+ population) (72.7% of those eligible)
- Māori (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 521,462 first dose (91.3%); 504,730 second dose (88.4%), 238,103 boosted (of the 18+ population) (55.8% of those eligible)
- Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people aged 12+): 282,166 first dose (98.4%); 277,388 second dose (96.8%), 142,771 boosted (of the 18+ population) (59.4% of those eligible)
- 16 to 17-year-old booster uptake (all ethnicities): 11,589 boosted (12% of those eligible)
- 16 to 17-year-old booster uptake (Māori): 1,077 boosted (5.9% of those eligible)
- 16 to 17-year-old booster uptake (Pacific Peoples): 618 boosted (6.3% of those eligible)
- 5 to 11-year-olds all ethnicities: 260,111 first dose (54.6%); 123,817 second dose (26%)
- 5 to 11-year-olds - Māori: 41,053 first dose (35.5%); 14,458 second dose (12.5%)
- 5 to 11-year-olds - Pacific Peoples: 23,715 first dose (48%); 7,693 second dose (15.6%)
Note that the number for “People vaccinated” differs slightly from “Vaccines administered” as it includes those that have been vaccinated overseas.
Vaccination rates for all DHBs
- Northland DHB: first dose (90%); second dose (88%); boosted (68.9%)
- Auckland DHB: first dose (99.1%); second dose (98.1%); boosted (75.1%)
- Counties Manukau DHB: first dose (96.2%); second dose (95%); boosted (68.2%)
- Waitemata DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (73.1%)
- Waikato DHB: first dose (95%); second dose (93.6%); boosted (68.1%)
- Bay of Plenty DHB: first dose (95.1%); second dose (93.4%); boosted (67%)
- Lakes DHB: first dose (92.9%); second dose (91.1%); boosted (67.3%)
- MidCentral DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (95.1%); boosted (73.5%)
- Tairāwhiti DHB: first dose (92.8%); second dose (90.6%); boosted (67.2%)
- Whanganui DHB: first dose (91.8%); second dose (90.3%); boosted (72.6%)
- Hawke’s Bay DHB: first dose (97.3%); second dose (95.8%); boosted (71%)
- Taranaki DHB: first dose (94.6%); second dose (93.2%); boosted (69.3%)
- Wairarapa DHB: first dose (96.3%); second dose (94.9%); boosted (74.3%)
- Capital & Coast DHB: first dose (98.4%); second dose (97.7%); boosted (81.1%)
- Hutt Valley DHB: first dose (96.5%); second dose (95.6%); boosted (76.4%)
- Nelson Marlborough DHB: first dose (96.4%); second dose (95.2%); boosted (74.7%)
- West Coast DHB: first dose (92.6%); second dose (91.2%); boosted (72.4%)
- Canterbury DHB: first dose (99.8%); second dose (98.9%); boosted (75.8%)
- South Canterbury DHB: first dose (94.5%); second dose (93.5%); boosted (75.5%)
- Southern DHB: first dose (98.5%); second dose (97.5%); boosted (74.6%)
Partially and second doses percentages are for those 12+. Boosted percentages are for 18+ who have become eligible 3 months after having their second dose or 16 and 17 year olds who have become eligible 6 months after having their second dose.
Hospitalisations
- Cases in hospital: total number 332: Northland: 5; Waitematā: 41; Counties Manukau: 31; Auckland: 63; Waikato: 29; Bay of Plenty: 12; Lakes: 1; Tairāwhiti: 1; Hawke’s Bay: 10; Taranaki: 8; Whanganui: 2; MidCentral: 13; Wairarapa: 3; Hutt Valley: 18; Capital and Coast: 19; Nelson Marlborough: 4; Canterbury: 39; South Canterbury: 3; West Coast: 1; Southern: 29.
- Average age of current hospitalisations (Northern Region): 62
- Cases in ICU or HDU: 4
- Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (27 cases / 12.6%); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (1 case); double vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (48 cases / 22.3%); Received booster at least 7 days before being reported as a case (137 cases / 63.7%); Unknown (2 cases / 0.9%)
Please note the average age of current hospitalisations is for the Northern Region admissions only at this stage. This data is recorded and extracted from the same source as the vaccination status of patients in Northern Region hospitals.
Cases
- Seven day rolling average of community cases: 5,914
- Seven day rolling average (as at same day last week): 6,841
- Number of new community cases: 5,130
- Number of new community cases (PCR): 153
- Number of new community cases (RAT): 4,977
- Location of new community cases (PCR & RAT): Northland (132), Auckland (1,430), Waikato (351), Bay of Plenty (207), Lakes (70), Hawke’s Bay (153), MidCentral (250), Whanganui (64), Taranaki (164), Tairāwhiti (19), Wairarapa (45), Capital and Coast (506), Hutt Valley (237), Nelson Marlborough (184), Canterbury (766), South Canterbury (84), Southern (410), West Coast (56), Unknown (2)
- Number of new imported cases: 72
- Number of active community cases (total): 41,388 (cases identified in the past 7 days and not yet classified as recovered)
- Confirmed cases (total): 1,227,383
Please note, the Ministry of Health’s daily reported cases may differ slightly from those reported at a DHB or local public health unit level. This is because of different reporting cut off times and the assignment of cases between regions, for example when a case is tested outside their usual region of residence. Total numbers will always be the formal daily case tally as reported to the WHO.
Tests
- Number of PCR tests total (last 24 hours): 3,815
- Number of Rapid Antigen Tests reported total (last 24 hours): 7,516
- PCR tests rolling average (last 7 days): 3,268
12:40pm - Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live updates of the COVID-19 outbreak for Friday.
