Source: Covid-19 New Zealand Government Announcements
Update from the Ministry of Health
Today we are reporting 9,830 community cases, 473 hospitalisations and 23 deaths.
Today’s 7-day rolling average of case numbers is 7,884 – similar to last Wednesday, when it was 7,834. The number of COVID-19 related hospital admissions has dropped and is the lowest since 2 March 2022.
COVID-19 deaths
Today we are sadly reporting the deaths of 23 people with COVID-19. The deaths being reported today include people who have all died over the previous 6 days apart from 1 death on 3 April.
The increase in deaths reported today follows a similar pattern often seen after weekends or public holidays.
Delays to reporting can also be associated with people dying with COVID-19, rather than from COVID-19, and COVID being discovered only after they have died.
These deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with COVID-19 to 710 and the 7-day rolling average of reported deaths is 14.
Of the people whose deaths we are reporting today, 2 people were from the Auckland region, 4 from Bay of Plenty, 3 from Waikato, 2 from Taranaki, 2 from MidCentral, 2 from Hawke’s Bay, 1 from Hutt Valley, 1 from Capital and Coast, 5 from Canterbury and 1 from South Canterbury.
One was in their 40s, 2 in their 60s, 7 in their 70s, 7 in their 80s, and 6 were over 90.
Seven were women and 16 were men.
Out of respect, we will be making no further comment.
Read the full update from the Ministry of Health | health.govt.nz (external link)
