Update on COVID-19 cases — 26 December 2021

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Source: Covid-19 New Zealand Government Announcements

Read the latest update on cases from the Ministry of Health.

Eighty percent of Māori are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This follows 454,492 of eligible Māori now having received their second dose.

Both Waikato and Hawkes Bay have now reached 90% fully vaccinated. In Waikato 320,537 eligible people have now had their second dose and in the Hawke’s Bay 130,771 are now double-dosed.

Update on today’s COVID-19 cases | health.govt.nz (external link)

Vaccinations

  • Vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people):
    • 3,971,765 first doses (94%)
    • 3,834,830 second doses (91%)
    • 27,948 third primary doses
    • 273,640 booster doses.
  • Māori (percentage of eligible people):
    • 498,975 first doses (87%)
    • 454,492 second doses (80%)
  • Pacific Peoples (percentage of eligible people):
    • 269,184 first doses (94%)
    • 255,887 second doses (89%)

Hospitalisations

  • Cases in hospital: 47:
    • 5 in North Shore
    • 14 in Auckland
    • 22 in Middlemore
    • 2 in Waikato
    • 4 in Tauranga

Cases

  • Number of new community cases: 126 over two days
  • Number of new cases identified at the border: 10 over two days
  • Number of new Omicron cases identified at the border: 7 new over two days, taking total to 45
  • Location of new community cases over two days:
    • Auckland (88)
    • Waikato (17)
    • Bay of Plenty (6)
    • Lakes (13)
    • Taranaki (1)
    • Northland (1)
  • Number of community cases (current community outbreak total): 10,619

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