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Last updated 1pm 23 April 2024.

This data is updated weekly. All data on this page relates to cases recorded prior to 11:59 pm 21 April 2024.

Hospitalisation and ICU care for COVID-19

Cases by sex

Sex Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Female 1456696 19659 440
Male 1170079 19424 702
Unknown 2721 12 0
Total 2629496 39095 1142

Cases by age group

Age group Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
0 to 9 224691 4267 76
10 to 19 328978 1141 26
20 to 29 431427 2115 25
30 to 39 444987 2569 66
40 to 49 378354 2629 114
50 to 59 335592 3807 172
60 to 69 249169 5280 257
70+ 236249 17287 406
Unknown 49 0 0
Total 262496 39095 1142

Cases by ethnicity

Prioritised ethnicity* Total cases Hospitalisations for COVID-19 ICU care for COVID-19
Māori 380251 6284 234
Pacific Peoples 202181 4241 148
Asian 375834 3796 94
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 44805 636 9
European or Other 1607454 23938 646
Unknown 16589 96 7
Total 2627114 38991 1138

* 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 or 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.

Case demographics - all COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 and ethnicity

Total cases and tests by ethnicity

  Total cases since first NZ case Total tests for COVID-19 to date
Māori 380521 1,221,709
Pacific Peoples 202308 956,610
Asian 376078 1,338,568
European or Other 1653994 4,310,393
Unknown 16595 372,892
Total 2629496 8,200,172

 

Note: This table shows the number of tests, and some people are tested more than once.

Cases by ethnicity

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Cases of COVID-19 by ethnicity

Ethnicity Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases since first case Percentage of all cases
Māori 270 379901 350 380521 14.5%
Pacific Peoples 127 201979 202 202308 7.7%
Asian 244 375676 158 376078 14.3%
Middle Eastern, Latin American and African (MELAA) 20 44787 18 44825 1.7%
European or Other 1710 1604232 3227 1609169 61.2%
Unknown 6 16579 10 16595 0.6%
Total 2377 2623154 3965 2629496 100%

 

 

 

COVID-19 by age and sex

Cases by age

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COVID-19 cases by age group

Age group Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
0 to 9 89 224590 12 224691 8.5%
10 to 19 89 328886 3 328978 12.5%
20 to 29 213 431202 12 431427 16.4%
30 to 39 313 444650 24 444987 16.9%
40 to 49 281 378022 51 378354 14.4%
50 to 59 428 335038 126 335592 12.8%
60 to 69 412 248451 306 249169 9.5%
70 to 79 311 150392 800 151503 5.8%
80 to 89 181 65966 1475 67622 2.6%
90+ 60 15908 1156 17124 0.7%
Unknown 0 49 0 49 0%
Total 2377 2623154 3965 2629496 100%

 

Cases by sex

Total cases of COVID-19 by sex

Sex Active (confirmed and probable) Recovered Deceased Total cases Percentage of all cases
Female 1566 1451864 1845 1455275 55%
Male 1052 1165979 2091 1169122 45%
Unknown 0 2709 8 2717 0%
Total 2618 2620552 3944 2627114 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 59 146 60 41 242 491
60 to 69 118 54 16 309 503
70 to 79 147 81 56 922 1209
80 to 89 124 92 92 1777 2086
90+ 41 28 36 1364 1471
Total 576 315 241 4614 5760

Age and ethnicity of deaths where COVID-19 is officially coded as the underlying cause

Age group Māori Pacific Peoples Asian European or Other Total
0 to 59 35 17 13 34 99
60 to 69 37 23 8 92 161
70 to 79 58 24 23 368 475
80 to 89 52 36 43 815 946
90+ 22 17 16 751 808
Total 204 117 103 2060 2489

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 15 April 2024 and is available from the Ministry's COVID-19 Data GitHub repository.

Please note that all data and statistics relating to COVID-19 vaccinations are available on the COVID-19 vaccine data page. This page is updated weekly at 1pm on Wednesday.

https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/our-health-system/data-and-statistics/covid-vaccine-data/