Source: Covid-19 New Zealand Government Announcements
Read today’s update on COVID-19 cases from the Ministry of Health.
Today’s COVID-19 numbers
- 8,730 new community cases
- 808 cases in hospital
- 8,111 7-day rolling average of community cases
- 56,750 active community cases
- 16,393 total RATs reported in the last 24 hours
- 4,084 total PCR tests in the last 24 hours
Update from the Ministry of Health
Today we are reporting 8,730 community cases, and 808 current hospitalisations. The 7-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 8,111.
There are now a total of 1,427 deaths confirmed as attributable to COVID-19, either as the underlying cause of death or as a contributing factor. The 7-day rolling average of the increase in deaths attributable to COVID-19 is now 17.
Read the full update on today’s cases | Ministry of Health (external link)
COVID-19 media conference
Watch the latest update on our response to COVID-19.
Speakers:
- Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield
- Deputy Director-General, Public Health Agency, Dr Andrew Old
- Interim National Medical Director, Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Dr Pete Wilson.
Watch the media conference | Ministry of Health (external link)
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