There are 1929 new community cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand today.

The location of new community cases include Northland (13), Auckland (1,384), Waikato (155), Bay of Plenty (58), Lakes (9), Hawke’s Bay (17), MidCentral (3), Whanganui (11), Taranaki (9), Tairāwhiti (8), Wairarapa (5), Capital and Coast (28), Hutt Valley (50), Nelson Marlborough (60), Canterbury (35), South Canterbury (7), Southern (77).

The number of new cases identified at the border is 18.

• Location of origin of border cases: India (2), Malaysia (2), Pakistan (1), Qatar (1), Full travel history not obtained (12).

  Hospitalisations 

  • Cases in hospital: total number 73: North Shore: 3; Middlemore: 28; Auckland: 28; Rotorua: 2; Tauranga: 2; Waikato: 7; Wellington: 1, Tairawhiti: 1; MidCentral: 1

  • Average age of current hospitalisations: 57

  • Cases in ICU or HDU: 1

  • Vaccination status of current hospitalisations (Northern Region only, excluding Emergency Departments): Unvaccinated or not eligible (8 cases / 14.9%); partially immunised <7 days from second dose or have only received one dose (2 cases / 3.7%); fully vaccinated at least 7 days before being reported as a case (42 cases / 77.8%); unknown (2 cases / 3.7%).